Jurgen Klopp has message for TV execs at Paralympics – and makes Taylor Swift comparison
Former Liverpool manager is in Paris to cheer on his friend, the footballer turned para-badminton player Wojtek Czyz
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has called for television bosses to significantly ramp up coverage of the “wonderful” Paralympic Games.
Klopp was in Paris to watch close friend Wojtek Czyz in para-badminton action, as the 17th summer edition began on Thursday.
Czyz, 44, began playing badminton only three years ago, after winning four Paralympic golds across the 2004 and 2008 Games as a sprinter and long jumper.
An ex-footballer, he suffered an injury in 2001 that led to the amputation of his left leg at the knee. Czyz formed a friendship with Klopp after the pair met at a charity football match during the athlete’s rehabilitation.
Klopp said he would have “shown up [to a Paralympics] earlier” had it not been for 23 unbroken years of football management. The German quit Liverpool this summer following nine years in charge, releasing him to cheer on Czyz, who competed previously for Germany but now represents New Zealand after settling in the country.