Klopp Calls for Unity Following AfD Win
Klopp said Germans should feel able to show pride in their country without extremism, as he unveiled a 44-man squad for Nations League matches.
- On Thursday, Germany head coach Jurgen Klopp advocated for 'positive patriotism' during a press conference at the DFB Campus in Frankfurt, urging Germans to reclaim national pride from extremists.
- Klopp's remarks followed the AfD's election victory in Saxony-Anhalt on September 6, when the far-right party trounced mainstream competitors and could form the first far-right state government in postwar Germany.
- Wearing an Adidas cap with German flag colors while unveiling a 44-man squad, Klopp argued that pride can coexist with openness: 'Can you be proud to be German and still be open, diverse, nice and friendly?' he asked.
- Franziska Hoppermann, secretary general of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats, welcomed Klopp's stance, telling Reuters: 'We all should, and are allowed to, wear our national colours with pride and confidence as symbols of our freedom.'
- The former Liverpool manager begins his tenure against the Netherlands on September 24, aiming to advance his vision of national identity amid ongoing far-right electoral challenges.
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On the margins of the announcement of his first list of players, the new German team's selector spoke about his country's situation, while admitting that he was not a "specialist" in politics.
The new player of the German football team deplored the recent high scores of the AfD party. He also recalled the role of sport in "developing a sense of community" and called for "positive patriotism".
Klopp calls for unity following AfD win
Juergen Klopp yesterday said that Germany’s soccer team can help ensure “national pride is not entrusted to the wrong people” after Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) election victory.At a Frankfurt news conference announcing his first squad as Germany manager, the former Liverpool coach referenced the
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Quotidiano NazionaleFrankfurt, 17 Sep. (askanews) - During a press conference in Frankfurt, where he announced a list of 44 players for the Nations League, the ct of Germany, Juergen Klopp, said that the football team must help ensure that the "national pride" is not left to the "wrong people" after the recent electoral victory of the Far Right AfD party. "Many things have happened recently, elections have been held that some have probably found ok, while many othe…
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