Is Jurgen finally having to settle his karmic debt for a career of outrageous dives?
From the never less than excellent The Week
“Jurgen Klinsmann’s reputation as one of the greatest figures in German sporting history is under threat, says Ian Hawkey in the Sunday Times. The former Spurs striker has courted ridicule ever since he took over as manager of Bayern Munich, bringing with him some “new-age gimmicks”, from California. Within days of taking over the club, Klinsmann erected four Buddha statues on the roof of Bayern’s training headquarters - including a “mysterious addition” from Burma called Shakyamuni.
Klinsmann, who coached Germany to the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup, claimed they would “spread positive energy”, although the “porcelain deities” have had a decidedly negative impact on results.
German lady currently enjoying her second footballer husband
Prior to leading Bayern Munich to Champions League victory in 2001, mouthy Stefan Effenberg had carved a controversial reputation in his home nation. Aside from his on pitch antics (he gave his own fans ‘the finger’ during World Cup 1994, for example) Effenberg also had a tempestuous and very public love life. In the late nineties, he left his wife and was accused of having an affair with Claudia Strunz, wife of former teammate Thomas Strunz.
It seems the allegations were well founded, as the lady in question became Claudia Effenberg in 2004, and they have been living together in the USA since.
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