This will be a summer of change at Liverpool FC, with manager Jurgen Klopp leaving the Premier League club having delivered eight major trophies in his nine-year stint.
Klopp has also earned a reputation as one of world soccer’s greatest LGBTQ allies, regularly wearing Rainbow Laces on the touchline and engaging effectively with the club’s supporters group, Kop Outs!
The German vocally backed Josh Cavallo when the Adelaide United defender came out publicly as gay, telling reporters that “the problem is the wider thing” (we’re seeing this again right now, with the sudden hype around gay and bi professional male footballers possibly coming out as a group).
Klopp will always hold a special place in the hearts of Reds fans, not least those who are LGBTQ — and on Monday came news of another switch that has significance to that section of supporters within the Anfield faithful.
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Since 2011, Paul Amann has had the ear of the Liverpool hierarchy, speaking up on behalf of his community. The six-time European champions are truly pioneers in the inclusion space —
