Irresponsible to play Europa League final in Baku - Klopp


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League Semi Final Second Leg - Liverpool v FC Barcelona - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - May 7, 2019 Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp celebrates after the match REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

(Reuters) - Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has backed criticism by Chelsea and Arsenal fans over the choice of Baku for this month's Europa League final and said soccer's European governing body UEFA needed to address the way it selected host cities.

Fans of the two London rivals face a more than 8,000 km round trip to attend the all-Premier League clash next to the Caspian Sea in the Azerbaijan capital on May 29.

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