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Manager Profile – Jurgen Klopp

Klopp For The Kop Personal information Full name: Jurgen Norbert Klopp Date of birth: 16 June 1967 Age: 48 Place of birth: Stuttgart, West Germany Height: 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Playing position: Striker/Defender Club information Current team: Liverpool (manager) Youth career 1975–1983: SV Glatten 1983–1989: TuS Ergenzingen Senior career 1989–2001: Mainz…

German Bundesliga Preview

With Deutsch hopes of Euro 2016 qualification finally realised following a shock loss to the Republic of Ireland, their first in sixty years, fans of the Western Europeans’ domestic league will be pleased to have normality restored. Gameweek 8…

Italian Serie A Preview

The international break is finally over, and regular service resumes in the top leagues across Europe including, of course, the Italian Serie A. The 4-0 defeat suffered by AC Milan at the hands of Napoli will be a memory…

Spanish La Liga Preview

The Spanish La Liga returns with some cracking fixtures in store. League champions Barcelona will continue to be without Argentine superstar Lionel Messi as the Catalans look to bounce back from their shocking defeat against Sevilla, while Real Madrid…

International News – Issue 280

New Liverpool Manager Klopp Outlines Coaching Philosophy New Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he always wants his teams to "play at full throttle". The Reds confirmed Klopp's appointment as the successor to Brendan Rodgers last week, who was…

Local News – Issue 280

Mashaba Names Makeshift Squad For Chan Safa have named a squad for Chan that predictably includes many players who are not seeing game-time for their clubs. As in previous years, national coach Shakes Mashaba has had to make do with…

Commodore’s EPL Picks

The Far Post: The Red Revolution 2.0 Liverpool hire one of Europe’s brightest managers for the second time in four years. This time it will work. This time. Jurgen Klopp has the pedigree that Brendan Rodgers simply didn’t. He’s won league…