Jürgen Klopp hails ‘brave’ Rhian Brewster for speaking out about racism

• Liverpool manager hopes game’s rulers take heed
• Guardian interview sparks immediate calls for action

Jürgen Klopp has praised the courage of Rhian Brewster for speaking out about racial abuse and expressed his hopes that the people at the top of the sport will listen to the 17-year-old and realise more needs to be done in the fight against racism.

Klopp said he could “100% understand” Brewster’s frustration that Uefa, in particular, was not doing enough after the teenager decided to go public, in an interview with the Guardian, in the hope that it might prompt the football authorities to take the problem more seriously.

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from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2lrHqSg