The FA has released details of a letter sent by Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp apologizing for his comments to referee Paul Tierney last month.
The Liverpool boss was formally sanctioned by the FA on Wednesday after being charged following the Reds' 3-2 win over Tottenham at Anfield.
His comments focused on getting a yellow card after Diogo Jota's goal, following a celebration with fourth official John Brooks.
In his post-match press conference, the German told Sky Sports:
"We have a history with Mr. Tierney. I really don't know what this man has to us. He will always say that there is nothing and that is not true. It can not.
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"What he told me when he showed me the yellow card... was not true."
Klopp's comments were ruled "[constitute] inappropriate conduct because they involved bias, questioned the integrity of the referee, were personal, offensive and had a bad reputation." for the match".
He will now serve a two-match directing ban, with one of those games suspended, meaning he will have to watch Liverpool's final home game of the season against Aston Villa from the crowd. radio. Advertisement
Days after his comments, Klopp said in a press conference that he was ready to apologize to Tierney and Brooks.
And then he wrote a letter of apology to the FA, expressing regret over the comments made and offering them an explanation.
Klopp's apology letter leaked
The letter reads as follows:
"I want to start this submission with the most important feeling I have to express:
I'm sorry.
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"I apologize for my reaction at that moment when I ran to the fourth referee, Mr. Brooks, and fully accepted that a warning was necessary. I accepted that and now I accept that card. gold is fine. "Similarly, I apologize for some of the tone and content in my post-match interview. While that was not my intention, I now accept that it appears I am question Mr. Tierney's integrity I own that.In hindsight, the words I used were inappropriate.
Klopp added that both incidents were "emotional" leading to "frustration and a sense of injustice" before entering the post-match interview. He continued:
"I ask you to read the comments I have made in the following context; we as managers are contractually bound to provide them to us in a timely manner. easily allows for a more measured approach English is not my primary language and sometimes the primary language I want to speak and the way I speak can conflict.
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The German said he was "trying to express how I feel in the face of the frustration I feel about some decisions made during the game", before adding:
"Absolutely, I know that Mr. Tierney, along with all other officials, are doing their job without any bias or prejudice.
"Although that's not the reason, I think we've taken a high percentage of Mr. Tierney's games this season? About 20% of the matches where he refereed involved my team.
"I'm not making this an excuse, it's more of an observation and can be the reason for both the accumulation of frustration due to the accumulation of unintended incidents over a long period of time. .
“I hope you have seen in my next press conference (Tuesday 2 May 2023) that I have attempted to clarify and correct any erroneous conclusions drawn from the words I have used. used in an interview on Sky Sports, which took place a few minutes after a tumultuous and tense moment. The very dramatic game is over."
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