Three years later, in September 2022, the co-founder of drinks manufacturer Red Bull, was dying of pancreatic cancer. Mateschitz would have barely a month to live when he invited a special guest to one of his villas close to Salzburg, the city in Austria where his empire is based. That guest was Jurgen Klopp, then Liverpool ’s manager.

RB Lepizig boss Marco Rose is looking forward to working with Jurgen Klopp ahead of the visit of the legendary German’s former club Liverpool. Klopp will become Head of Global Football at Red Bull on January 1, which will see the 57-year-old oversee clubs inside their ownership group, including Leipzig.

The 57-year-old will not be there at the Champions League match at Red Bull Arena. Read more at straitstimes.com.