Overview
- The event took place Wednesday, October 21, 2026, when Germany coach Jürgen Klopp joined U19 coach Hanno Balitsch at the DFB-Campus in Frankfurt for the 100th edition of the DFB outreach project Der beste Tag.
- Klopp and Balitsch ran a 67-minute training for 36 E‑youth players from SG Oberlahn and Sportfreunde Sölderholz, after which each child received a DFB jersey, the group took a photo, and both coaches signed autographs.
- At a children’s press conference Klopp told the players that to get very good you must practice a lot and enjoy it, shared a humorous Liverpool anecdote about a stranger in his home, and said he and his wife still do their own shopping.
- Balitsch described the visit as special and said the program exists to connect the DFB with grassroots football and to show that the federation’s work goes beyond the national team.
- The milestone visit renews the DFB’s public outreach by giving local clubs direct access to national-team staff, a move that can boost youth motivation, raise small-club visibility, and reinforce ties between talent pathways and the federation.