Jürgen Klopp warns: No time for hate in German football online

In the Augsburg stadium, after a 0-1 defeat to Greece, national team coach Jürgen Klopp stood before cameras and delivered a passionate appeal against racism and online harassment to his national players. He emphasized that hate has no place on the internet and that he has little time for stupidity in normal life, just as little in social media.

Klopp condemns hate on the internet

"There is no reason to worry about these people," said the 59-year-old coach, dismissing the hate comments after the Nations League defeat. With the words "They won't get into my thoughts," he made clear that he does not let the attacks distract him.

Klopp added that he "has little time for stupidity in normal life and none for it in social media either." With this he underscored that there is no room for senseless attacks either in everyday life or in the virtual realm.

He criticized the current situation: "If you wanted to make it public in the past, you had to write a letter to the editor. The older among us remember." The internet gives everyone a platform, which he called "the big crux of our lives."

"Nowadays people blurt things out before I've even started to think. It's madness when something like that happens," Klopp continued. He described the rapidity and thoughtlessness of online statements as unsettling.

The cohesion in the camp is "could not be more wonderful," he emphasized, and urged that the world take an example from a sports locker room. There, everyone is respected based on factual truths and not discredited because of false opinions – a signal that should not be an issue in any team or sport.