Jurgen Klopp has explained how Liverpool's Champions League parade around the city prompted him to join the Common Goal movement.
The Reds boss was named men's coach of the year at the Best FIFA awards ceremony in Milan on Monday night.
While making his acceptance speech, Klopp revealed he had signed up to be part of the Common Goal initiative, an initiative spearheaded by Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata in 2017 where members donate 1% of their annual salary to football charities worldwide.
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And the Liverpool manager was convinced to give more back to the game by the scenes that greeted his team after winning the European Cup last season.
“I have been thinking about this since June, when we took the Champions League trophy around the streets of Liverpool,” said Klopp.
“I have no words that can describe the emotions of that day. We were riding in the bus, and every time we thought the parade had to be over - that there could not possibly be any more people in the city of Liverpool - we would turn a corner and the parade would go on.
“Absolutely unreal. If you could’ve put all the emotions, all the excitement, all the love in the air that day and bottled it up, the world would be a better place.
“I have not been able to get the emotion of that day out of my head. Football has given me everything in my life.
"But I really want to do more to give back to the world. Easy for me to say, okay. sure. But how do you actually make a difference?”
Speaking to The Players' Tribune , Klopp added: “Over the past year, I’ve been really inspired by seeing Juan Mata, Mats Hummels, Megan Rapinoe, and so many other footballers join the Common Goal movement.
“They’ve already helped support youth football programs in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, India, Colombia, the UK, Germany and many other countries.
“This isn’t just something for the richest footballers in the world. An entire starting 11 from the Canadian women’s national team has joined the cause. Footballers have joined from Japan, Australia, Scotland, Kenya, Portugal, England, Ghana.
“How can you not feel inspired by this? This is what football is all about.
“I just want to be a part of this. So I’m pledging 1% of my yearly salary to Common Goal, and I hope that many, many more people in the football world will join me.”
