Jurgen Klinsmann has vowed to speak with Carlos Queiroz after the Iran coach branded the former Germany striker “a disgrace to football” over comments made about his team.
Klinsmann claimed Iran “worked the referee” and said that was part of their “culture”, comments that enraged Queiroz, who said the former Tottenham striker should resign from his FIFA role. Queiroz took to Twitter to hit back at Klinsmann and invited him to visit Iran’s training camp to learn about their culture - but not before he resigned from his role as a member of FIFA’s Technical Study Group.
Writing on Twitter, Queiroz said: “No matter how much I can respect what you did inside the pitch, those remarks about Iran culture, the Iran national team and my players are a disgrace to football. At the same time, we just want to follow with full attention what will be the decision of FIFA regarding your position as a member of Qatar 2022 Technical Study Group. Because, obviously, we expect you to resign before you visit our camp.”
