After comment on British TV
“Shame on football”: Iran’s coach and association call on Klinsmann to resign from the Fifa group
Criticized again: ex-national coach Jürgen Klinsmann
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Heavy criticism for Jürgen Klinsmann. The ex-national coach had described the Iranian national team’s tough style of play as “part of their culture” on British TV. Iran’s coach Carlos Queiro called the choice of words a “disgrace to football” – and calls for Klinsmann’s resignation from a Fifa group.
After his criticism of the Iranian style of play, ex-national coach Jürgen Klinsmann was severely criticized by Iran’s coach Carlos Queiroz and asked to resign from the technical study group of the world association Fifa. After the 2-0 win against Wales on Friday, Klinsmann accused Iran of playing improperly as an expert on the British TV broadcaster BBC and said it was “part of their culture”. Klinsmann had been heavily criticized for this on social media.
According to Klinsmann, the Iranian players on the bench also influenced the referees. “They influence the line judges and the fourth official, they’re always on their ear,” said the 58-year-old. The origin of the team of referees also played a role. did.
As “Sport 1” reports, the BBC did not do well either. On the one hand, the moderators did not contradict Klinsmann, on the other hand, there were two Welsh people in the panel of experts, but no Iranians.
Iran coach Queiroz: Klinsmann’s remarks ‘are a disgrace to football’
On Saturday, Queiroz also spoke up via Instagram and Twitter and criticized Klinsmann’s choice of words. “No matter how much I respect what you did on the field, these comments about Iranian culture, the Iranian national team and my players are a disgrace to football,” wrote the Portuguese coach. He is curious to see what consequences this will have for Klinsmann’s work for Fifa, because he expects Klinsmann’s resignation.
The Iranian association joined this demand on Sunday. He demanded an apology from Klinsmann and asked FIFA for clarification. The Iranian team invited him to their training camp for a lecture “about the thousand-year-old Persian culture and the values of football and sport,” the association said. As a former footballer, Klinsmann is not judged by his “famous dramatic diver”.
Sources: dpa; “sports 1“