Jürgen Klopp to take on new role as head of global soccer at Red Bull

LONDON (AP) — Former Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp is returning to soccer after a shorter than expected break.

Energy drinks manufacturer Red Bull announced Wednesday that the German mentor is to become its head of global soccer from January, overseeing its international network of clubs.

“He will not be involved in the clubs’ day-to-day operations, but will provide strategic vision, supporting individual sporting directors in advancing the Red Bull philosophy,” the statement said. “Additionally, the 57-year-old will support the organization’s global scouting operation, and contribute to the training and development of coaches.”

Klopp had said he would take a “long break” from soccer after leading Liverpool to seven major trophies over nearly nine years in charge at Anfield. His tenure ended with a 2-0 win over Wolverhampton in May.

But it appears the prospect of involvement in soccer without the day-to-day intensity of coaching and the pressure it entails was one that Klopp was happy to seize.

”After almost 25 years on the sideline, I could not be more excited to get involved in a project like this,” Klopp said in Red Bull’s statement. “The role may have changed but my passion for football and the people who make the game what it is has not.”

German broadcaster Sky Sports reported that Klopp had secured a clause in his Red Bull contract that allows him to leave for the Germany coaching job should it become available. Julian Nagelsmann is the current coach of the men's national team and has a contract through the 2026 World Cup.

Before joining Liverpool and helping resurrect the club’s fortunes, Klopp led Borussia Dortmund to back-to-back Bundesliga titles and a domestic league and cup double in 2012. He previously rose to prominence as Mainz coach from 2001-08.

He led Liverpool to the Champions League title in 2019 and the Premier League title the following season, ending a 30-year wait for the storied port city club.

As Red Bull chief, he will oversee a roster that includes Dortmund’s league rival Leipzig, Austrian team Salzburg, New York Red Bulls, Bragantino in Brazil and Omiya Ardija in Japan. Red Bull also has a minority stake in second-tier English club Leeds.

“I see my role primarily as a mentor for the coaches and management of the Red Bull clubs but ultimately I am one part of an organization that is unique, innovative and forward looking. As I said, this could not excite me more,” Klopp said.

The German coach elaborated on Instagram, where he suggested the move is as much about his own development as Red Bull's.

“I want to learn again,” Klopp said in an Instagram post. “Because when you are in the job and you have to play every three days, you barely have time for that. And now I have time and I have the opportunity, and I want to see and feel and figure out what is useful for football. So, developing football a little bit as well. As I said, really looking forward to it, but now I go back on holiday.”

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Johann Georg Goldammer and Jurgen Klopp stand in Bellevue Palace after receiving the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and show their certificates as Federal President Steinmeier honors 28 citizens on the Day of German Unity, in Berlin, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)

A Liverpool fan holds up a scarf with a picture of former team coach Juergen Klopp, during the English League Cup soccer match between Liverpool and West Ham United at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Jurgen Klopp stand in Bellevue Palace after receiving the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and show his certificates as Federal President Steinmeier honors 28 citizens on the Day of German Unity, in Berlin, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)

Soccer coach Juergen Klopp, right, receives the Order of Merit of the German State of Baden-Wuerttemberg in Stuttgart, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, from Governor Winfried Kretschmann, left, for his wide-ranging social commitment outside of sport. (Bernd Weissbrod/dpa via AP)

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protesters confronted federal officers Thursday in Minneapolis the day after a woman was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.

The demonstrations came amid heightened tensions after President Donald Trump's administration dispatched 2,000 officers and agents to Minnesota for its latest immigration crackdown.

The killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good on Wednesday set off a clash between federal officials who insist the shooting was an act of self-defense and Minneapolis officials who dispute that narrative.

Here's what is known about the shooting:

The woman was shot in her car in a residential neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis, about a mile (1.6 kilometers) from where police killed George Floyd in 2020. Videos taken by bystanders and posted to social media show an officer approaching an SUV stopped in the middle of the road, demanding the driver open the door and grabbing the handle.

The Honda Pilot begins to pull forward and a different ICE officer standing in front of the vehicle pulls his weapon and immediately fires at least two shots into the vehicle at close range, jumping back as the vehicle moves toward him.

It is not clear from the videos if the vehicle makes contact with the officer. The SUV then speeds into two cars parked on a curb nearby before coming to a stop. Witnesses can be heard shouting in shock.

Macklin Good died of gunshot wounds to the head.

She described herself on social media as a “poet and writer and wife and mom” from Colorado. Calls and messages to her family were not immediately returned.

Public records show Macklin Good had recently lived in Kansas City, Missouri, where she and another woman with the same home address had started a business last year called B. Good Handywork.

In a video posted from the scene on social media, a woman who describes Macklin Good as her wife is seen sitting near the vehicle sobbing. She says the couple had only recently arrived in Minnesota and they have a 6-year-old child.

Her killing is at least the fifth death to result from the aggressive U.S. immigration crackdown the Trump administration launched last year.

The ICE officer has not been publicly identified. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described him only as an experienced officer. She said the officer was hit by the vehicle during Wednesday's shooting and taken to a hospital. He has since been discharged.

“Our officer followed his training, did exactly what he’s been taught to do in that situation, and took actions to defend himself and defend his fellow law enforcement officers,” Noem said.

Noem said officers were trying to push a vehicle out of the snow when protesters confronted them. She said the woman was blocking officers with her vehicle and refused to heed their commands before trying to run over one of them.

“This appears as an attempt to kill or to cause bodily harm to agents, an act of domestic terrorism,” Noem said.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara gave no indication that the driver was trying to harm anyone when he described the shooting to reporters.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called Noem’s description of the events “garbage," saying he had watched videos of the shooting that show it wasn’t self-defense and was avoidable.

Meanwhile, the head of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Thursday that federal prosecutors have barred the state agency from taking part in investigating the shooting.

BCA Superintendent Drew Evans said his agency had planned a joint investigation with the FBI but was later told that state investigators would have no access to evidence, witness interviews and other case materials. As a result, Evans said, the BCA has “reluctantly withdrawn” from the shooting investigation.

Dozens of protesters gathered Thursday morning outside a Minneapolis federal building being used a base for the immigration crackdown. Border Patrol officers fired tear gas and doused demonstrators with pepper spray to push them back from the gate.

Area schools were closed as a safety precaution as Gov. Tim Walz pleaded for calm.

A vigil Wednesday night for the victim drew hundreds of people. A march through the city concluded without violence.

Protesters confront federal agents outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)

People gather for a vigil after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a motorist earlier in the day, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)

People participate in a protest and vigil after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)