Three years later, in September 2022, the co-founder of drinks manufacturer Red Bull, was dying of pancreatic cancer. Mateschitz would have barely a month to live when he invited a special guest to one of his villas close to Salzburg, the city in Austria where his empire is based. That guest was Jurgen Klopp, then Liverpool ’s manager.

Jamie Carragher has defended Jurgen Klopp after criticism from Germany over his move to join Red Bull as head of global soccer. Fans of Klopp’s former clubs Mainz and Borussia Dortmund voiced their displeasure at Klopp joining Red Bull to assist with ...

Jamie Carragher has defended Jurgen Klopp's decision to take up a new role as Red Bull's global head of soccer, starting in January.

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Across a quarter of a century and three clubs, Jurgen Klopp had forged a reputation as the people’s champion, the charismatic communicator with the capacity to get everyone to buy into what he was doing.

Klopp has come under huge scrutiny for the move, notably from fans of former club Borussia Dortmund and Mainz, who have long had issues with RB Leipzig over their ownership model.