Overview

• Klopp proposes establishing a standalone U21 league in Germany to extend development beyond age 19 and reduce premature player deselection.
• He benchmarks the concept on England’s Premier League 2, suggesting it would foster a new player and coaching market.
• He brands FIFA’s expanded 32-team Club World Cup “the worst idea ever implemented” and says it compounds an already grueling international calendar.
• Drawing on NBA rest models, he warns that footballers face no real off-season and risk unprecedented injuries from overloaded fixtures.
• His dual demands have triggered formal responses from Bundesliga clubs and the DFB as German football weighs reform options.