Klopp was deeply angered by the suspended red card given to US striker Balogun and appealed to the US national team not to field the striker.

After Norway defeated Brazil, the incident was also a topic of discussion on Magenta TV.

Klopp made a surprising appeal to the US national team: "If that's the case, the US team can still choose not to field him. They can make it clear: 'Okay, we don't want to benefit in this way.' This possibility exists."

This is a highly representative suggestion, implying Klopp’s expectation that sports should be separated from politics.

Klopp continued: "This is our Sport, not their Sport. This must be stated clearly: this is our Sport! This is purely a normal on-field referee's decision. There have been many absurd red cards in the past, and everyone thought at the time that they should not have been red cards. But because they were normal decisions, they still could not be changed. Now we are breaking this principle. If this was really agreed upon privately by Trump and Infantino, it is absolutely crazy."

Klopp's words grew increasingly sharp, and he almost angrily shouted at Infantino and Trump: "These two people know nothing about football, and they shouldn't interfere in this matter at all."

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