Klopp Blasts Cooling Breaks: 'Football Held Hostage by Executives'

Jürgen Klopp has launched a blistering attack on the modern game's so-called cooling breaks, branding them a 'gilded cage built for sponsors.' In a candid interview with L'Équipe, the Liverpool manager argued that these stoppages, initially sold as a protective measure for player well-being, have been hijacked by corporate interests. He declared that football is being held hostage by executives in air-conditioned offices, with the true beneficiaries being commercial partners rather than the play...