Xenophobia

Jurgen Klopp has said he would "hate myself" if his recent comments about Manchester City's spending power were rooted in xenophobia.

"I am not sure anybody wants to be best friends with us. "We responded as a club, I think it is what we have to do. "It started with a question and I answered it and all the rest was made of it. "I know I have to be careful and when I'm not I realise it. I know what I thought when I said it. "A lot of times I say things that are open for misunderstanding, I know it, but it's not intentional.

Liverpool coach denies claims of slurs against City owners, saying comments about rivals' wealth were 'misunderstood'

“It was my first card in England and it was a red. “Very sad news for the boy, for us, and for Portugal,” said Klopp. I know I have to be careful and I know I am not always careful. It was not as though I stood there all the time and it was a boring 0-0 and then I went bonkers, but no excuse. “I am not sure we have to be best friends with other clubs,” said Klopp. I try to do it in the future as well. “I don’t think anybody wants to be best friends with us. The coach has until Friday to respond to the FA charge. It looks like a super intense game was overshadowed because it was a brilliant performance against an incredibly strong side.” It was not intentional, just sometimes you say things and you think, ‘Oh my God! It is not the first time that I am misunderstood. “I have said a lot of times things that were a little bit open for misunderstanding.

The Liverpool manager has responded to criticism over his comments on state-funded clubs such as Manchester City.

I don’t think that should be the case.” “I am not sure we have to be best friends with other clubs. “It was not intentional, just sometimes you say things and you think ‘Oh my God! It can be interpreted like this!’ but this is not one of these moments. “There are three clubs (the Gulf state-owned City, Newcastle and Paris St Germain) in world football who can do what they want financially. I would hate myself for being like this.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will reportedly take legal action having been accused of xenophobia against Manchester City's owners.

“It started here (in Friday’s press conference) with a question and I answered it and all the rest was made of it. “I don’t think anybody wants to be best friends with us. “I am not sure we have to be best friends with other clubs,” said Klopp. I have said a lot of times things that were a little bit open for misunderstanding. “I would hate myself for being like this. – like this I would hate it.

Jurgen Klopp will take legal action after accusations of xenophobia against Manchester City's owners thanks to comments he made before Liverpool's clash ...

‘But I think I say what I know about it, or how I judge it, or how I see it. If somebody misunderstands that – or wants to misunderstand that – I cannot change that. I know what I thought when I said it. I know myself. I would hate myself for being like this. At the suggestion that his comments could have been seen as xenophobic, Klopp said: ‘I don’t feel, in this specific case, I don’t feel it at all.

The Liverpool boss lamented the challenge of competing with 'three clubs in world football who can do what they want financially'

It is actually why it is all the more important that Klopp raised these issues. It looks little more than a disgraceful attempt to suppress discussion on one of the most serious issues in football, which has a wider moral dimension. They must be immediately seen for what they are: attempts at suppressing the most badly required criticism. No other state has yet pursued that route because it is something so particular to a regional political rivalry. “Some really insidious practices have started coming to the fore: forced disappearances, arbitrary detentions, torture…” It is essentially an arms race with soft weapons, where they can see the benefits of such strategies. And there are even more specific reasons why it is so far only these states that own clubs. No other state owns a club, no other ownership group is on that scale. It is that there are currently only three states that own clubs. [Khaldoon al Mubarak](/topic/khaldoon-al-mubarak-0) at the end of the 2018-19 season. The way he is combining teams because of ethnicity, I find that very disturbing to be honest.” Tebas had not of course brought in ethnicity.

Jurgen Klopp has strongly rejected the suggestion that he is xenophobic after his comments on three clubs' spending power.

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Jurgen Klopp dismissed Manchester City's suggestions of 'xenophobia' after Liverpool's win at Anfield this week.

He could yet serve a touchline ban, however, with the FA set to decide this week. THE BIGGER PICTURE: Liverpool say they will work with Manchester City, and with the relevant authorities, to identify those responsible, both for the throwing of objects and for the offensive chants and graffiti in the away end concourse at Anfield. City are yet to issue a public statement with regards to Sunday's events. City also say their team bus was [damaged leaving Anfield](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/man-city-team-bus-attacked-liverpool-windscreen-cracked/bltab62998781b74318), and club sources suggested to one national newspaper that Klopp's pre-match comments, described as "borderline xenophobic" may have inflamed an already tense atmosphere in and around the stadium. Sometimes you say something and then later you realise ‘oh my God’, but this is not one of these moments. Klopp had caused a stir when discussing City's power in a press conference ahead of the sides' meeting at Anfield last week.

Liverpool have been exploring all legal avenues after an anonymous briefing from City alleged that Klopp saying his side could not compete with the ...

‘I’m aware that one or two comments might not have been totally accurate and that’s when I have to stand up for my club,’ Howe said. I just talk about things that I think are not that important in life, actually. I say what I know about it, how I judge it or how I see it.’ I’ll try to do that in future. It was not intentional, just sometimes you say things and you think, “Oh my God! If I was (xenophobic), I would hate it.

Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp have reportedly made a legal complaint after the German was accused of xenophobia over comments he made about rivals Manchester ...

It can be interpreted like this!' but this is not one of these moments. Absolutely." I know that. I would hate myself for being like this. If I was – I cannot remember the word – like this I would hate it. [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/3706929/2022/10/18/jurgen-klopp-xenophobia-liverpool-man-city) have since reported that Klopp and [Liverpool](https://www.sportbible.com/liverpool) have made a legal complaint over those claims.

Meanwhile, City have also lobbed accusations of their own - Pep Guardiola said the home fans had tried to pelt him with coins in a post-game interview, and ...

A City source was reported to have told journalists that they felt Klopp “had inflamed tensions ahead of the match” and that the manager was “borderline xenophobic” in his choice of words. Instead of making a formal statement about anything, City elected to further deflect and brief their club-connected journalists with pushback coming from their executives. If true, such behaviour definitely should not be tolerated, and Liverpool has stated that an investigation into the coin-throwing is underway. In the lead-up to the game, manager Jürgen Klopp answered a question in his pre-game presser about what [Liverpool](https://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com/) needed to do to keep pace with City. [Liverpool FC](https://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com)’s 1-0 victory against [Manchester City](https://bitterandblue.sbnation.com) continues. Germain, and [Newcastle United](https://cominghomenewcastle.sbnation.com) “can do what they want financially”.