Jürgen Klopp wants his Germany team to reclaim national pride from ‘the wrong people’

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Jürgen Klopp wants the German football team to promote positive patriotism and reclaim national pride from far-right groups.
He referenced a recent state election win by the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
Klopp stated he wants to "reclaim the flag" and that being proud to be German does not preclude being open, diverse, kind, and friendly.
He announced a 44-man squad for four upcoming Nations League matches to get to know more players.
Notable players returning or included for the first time are Marc-André ter Stegen, Florian Wirtz, Kai Havertz, Karim Adeyemi, Felix Keidel, Younes Ebnoutalib, Mika Baur, Vitaly Janelt, and Said El Mala.
Deniz Undav and Leroy Sané were not selected.

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