24.7.2026
Former Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp on his first day at the office as Germany’s national team coach threatened to quit, if the media brings his family into their narratives.
Klopp, 59, signed a four-year deal to replace Julian Nagelsmann, who failed to lift Germany beyond the round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
“If you behave badly and don’t leave my family in peace then I’ll be gone, I’ll just turn away,” Klopp told journalists at his first press conference.
“I know there are other countries where national team coaches are treated even worse.
“I’m not doing this job for myself; I’m doing it for you. I’m taking this job even though I’ve seen how you’ve treated Julian Nagelsmann and Thomas Tuchel.
“I love this job, but I am always ready to call it quits if need be.”
He said the German job is his last stop in football coaching.
“Jurgen Klopp is not going to have any ‘career’ after the national team,” he added.
“This is the pinnacle, the absolutely high point of my footballing career as coach. I will give everything I have got.”
Jurgen Klopp...warns media not to rubbish him.