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Jurgen Klopp has compared authorities ignoring the issues with a World Cup in Qatar with climate change, and urged “something has to change” for the players.
It is the first time the World Cup will not take place in the summer, with intense heat during Arabian summers making it impossible to host in the off-season.
Despite major human rights concerns in Qatar, including in preparations for the World Cup, the tournament will take place there this winter.
“If you go to the final at the World Cup, win it or lose it, [even] if you reach the semi-final, then you are already quite busy.
“So this World Cup happens in the wrong moment for the wrong reasons.
For clubs like Liverpool, that has presented a unique challenge in preparing for the season ahead, and asked about the situation in his pre-Fulham press conference, Klopp was left “angry.”
“With these things, I was not angry at all before I came in, but when we start talking about it I really get angry,” he said.
“The problem is the other players who play in the World Cup for a long time, it’s just not OK.
“But it’s decided long ago for, how everybody says, the ‘right reasons’.