Klopp says it's 'unfair' to ask players to make political statements about Qatar World Cup

"I understand 100 per cent that we talk about it," Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said to Sky News about the controversial decision to let Qatar host the World Cup.

"But it's not fair to talk now to the players and give responsibility to them, because it's more than 10 years ago that other people decided [to host the World Cup in Qatar], and we all accepted the decision.

"I watched documentaries recently about the election of Russia [in 2018] and Qatar, so it's not about this generation of players to say now that 'we don't go' or 'we don't do that'.

"These are the players. The tournament is in Qatar. The players go there and play the game.

"The decision was made by other people and if you want to criticise anybody, then criticise the people who made the decision. Not the sport, not the competition and for sure, not the players.

"It's not fair that we expect from them that they go there and make big political statements or whatever. It's just not fair."

The Australian national football team has launched a campaign ahead of the World Cup over the LGBT rights issues in Qatar, while the Danish team has launched their 'protest kit' which will have very faint printing of their crest and sponsor, so as to distance themselves for the human rights violations in the country.

Source: Sky Sports via BeSoccer