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Klinsmann questions catering to stars
ESPN ^ | June 4, 2014 | ESPN Staff

Posted on 06/05/2014 7:48:58 AM PDT by BlueStateRightist

United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann criticized what he sees as an American custom of sports teams catering to star players, in quotes released on Wednesday.

Klinsmann, who left star midfielder Landon Donovan off the U.S. World Cup squad last month, singled out the NBA as ignoring his philosophy of favoring a player's future potential over past accomplishments.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Music/Entertainment; Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: klinsmann; kobebryant; soccer
Perhaps Klinsmann will be labeled a German Racist, or, at least, intolerant of our star athletes being coddled and paid regardless of future merit.
1 posted on 06/05/2014 7:48:58 AM PDT by BlueStateRightist
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