Klopp warns football should take centre stage over politics

People enjoy playing football in front of a countdown clock in Corniche, Doha, Qatar on Nov. 4, 2022.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images ) Credit: Keita Iijima/AP

Football's governing body has issued a message to the competing teams in the World Cup, but it hasn't been received that well. And one high profile coach has responded, warning advocates to stop heaping pressure on players and managers to act as leaders on making human rights statements.

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Published 6 November 2022 2:50pm

By Marcus Megalokonomos

Source: SBS News

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Football's governing body has issued a message to the competing teams in the World Cup, but it hasn't been received that well. And one high profile coach has responded, warning advocates to stop heaping pressure on players and managers to act as leaders on making human rights statements.

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