After his criticism of the Iranian style of play, former 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 station “BBC” and said that this “is part of their culture”. Klinsmann had been heavily criticized for this on social media.
community Discuss the 2022 World Cup now in the forumRight this way 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 at FIFA, as he expects Klinsmann’s resignation.
Dear Jurgen;
You took the initiative to call me Carlos, so I believe it is proper to call you Jurgen. Right?
Even not knowing me personally, you question my character with a typical prejudiced judgment of superiority. (…) pic.twitter.com/JAq0l7Yp6n
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 on his “famous dramatic diver”.
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