Not in soccer: Klopp's first RB appearance

Ice field hockey instead of soccer: Jürgen Klopp made his first public appearance since taking up his post as Head of Global Soccer at Red Bull. The 57-year-old attended the game between EHC Red Bull Munich and the Fischtown Pinguins from Bremerhaven on Friday evening and watched the action from the stands. This was reported by "Bild".

Klopp, who was wearing a cap from his new employer, did not see a win. After regular time and extra time, the score was 1-1 in front of 10,796 fans, with the visitors from the north coming out on top in the penalty shoot-out. Klopp will be officially presented in Salzburg on Tuesday.

Rose hopes for input

As things stand, the former Liverpool FC coach will not be attending RB Leipzig's Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen on Sunday (15:30/DAZN). "We've already spoken and want to discuss it in more detail when he comes to Leipzig at some point," said RB coach Marco Rose. "He can give us a lot of input into squad planning and has a great network."

Klopp has been global head of soccer at the Austrian beverage group since January 1. In addition to Leipzig, he is responsible for the clubs in Salzburg, New York, Brazil and Japan. The company also holds stakes in Leeds United and Paris FC, and is also a financial backer of FC Torino and Atlético Madrid.

Calm instead of speculation

Speculation about a possible coaching job could arise in the future, but according to dpa information, the group is by no means planning to do so with Klopp. Leipzig coach Rose, who was criticized in December and for whom Klopp had spoken out in favor of staying, hopes for calm: "It would be important if we can do our work at the locations every day without constantly looking at what Jürgen Klopp is doing. I don't think he understands his role that way either."