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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Liam Thorp & Theo Squires

Jurgen Klopp backs 'party city' Liverpool to host Eurovision

Reds manager Jurgen Klopp has backed 'party city' Liverpool to host next year's Eurovision Song Contest.

The LFC boss was today asked about what it could mean for Liverpool to welcome the major international event at his weekly press conference. Liverpool is now down to the final two UK cities in the running to host the event - with only Glasgow standing in its way.

Mr Klopp said he has always been disappointed watching Eurovision because his native Germany traditionally don't do well. He said when he was manager of Borussia Dortmund he and his team watched the event in the team hotel.

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