On 2026-09-17, Germany's new head coach Jürgen Klopp said his national team can help reclaim pride in being German after a far-right AfD election victory in Saxony-Anhalt, stating that patriotism should not be left 'to the wrong people.'
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Comments follow far-right election win in Saxony-Anhalt ‘I’d like to reclaim the flag for myself and for us,’ he says Jürgen Klopp has said Germany’s football team can help ensure “national pride is not entrusted to the wrong people” after a recent far-right AfD election victory . In a Frankfurt press conference announcing his first Germany squad, the former Liverpool manager referenced a recent s
Jürgen Klopp says he wants his Germany team to reclaim pride in being German after recent political developments.
New Germany coach Jurgen Klopp says his team can help ensure "national pride is not entrusted to the wrong people" after a recent far-right election victory.
Jürgen Klopp said Germany’s national team can help reclaim national pride after the AfD’s election victory in Saxony-Anhalt, saying patriotism should not be left “to the wrong people.” Klopp: I’d like to reclaim the flag for myself and for us. I don’t want to entrust national pride to the wrong people.