Germany national team coach Juergen Klopp attends a press conference, ahead of Monday’s UEFA National League soccer match against Netherlands. (is associated with: «Germany’s Klopp tells Infantino to go: Worse than Blatter») Christian Charisius/dpaGermany coach Jürgen Klopp has sharply criticized FIFA president Gianni Infantino and called for new leadership at football’s governing body.Infantino look set to be re-elected next year despite a series of controversies. His opponents have so far failed to find a realistic challenger.”Well, there are certainly people who also care about the future of football and who have no financial interests in it,” Klopp told a news conference on Sunday before Monday’s Nations League game with the Dutch in Berlin.”If they came together, if one of them became president, then that would be helpful.”Klopp compared Infantino with his predecessor Joseph Blatter, who had to step down as president in 2015 after numerous scandals.”We would not have thought that it could get worse after Sepp Blatter, and then he (Infantino) managed it,” said the Germany coach.”I think opinion is now unanimous that a change would make a lot of sense.”Klopp named Arsène Wenger as a possible challenger. The Frenchman, who is director of global football development at FIFA, was recently considered a possible candidate in March’s FIFA election. However, there are now media reports that Wenger will not stand.
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