Jürgen Klopp engaged in a conversation with FIFA World Champion MoAuba during a meeting. Klopp was particularly curious about the salary of the FIFA professional.
In a discussion between the World Coach of the Year, Jürgen Klopp, and FIFA World Champion Mohammed “MoAuba” Harkous at the FIFA Gala “The Best”, the Liverpool coach revealed himself as an interested eSports fan.
He asked the FIFA professional questions and was especially surprised by his salary.
Here’s how the conversation went: “You both live off this, and both quite well, right?” Klopp asked MoAuba and his team partner Stylo.
“Footballers obviously earn better, but it’s fine,” replied Matthias “Stylo” Hietsch.
MoAuba added: “I think it’s like a second division player.”
Jürgen Klopp expressed his astonishment that the two eSports athletes earn more than he did in his younger years as a football professional at Mainz 05: “I earned 4000 marks at Mainz,” Klopp said.
Mohammed Harkous then laughed awkwardly and admitted it was “a bit more.”
You can watch excerpts from the conversation here:
Who is the FIFA professional MoAuba?
This is Mohammed “MoAuba” Harkous: The 22-year-old FIFA professional Mohammed Harkous is the first German FIFA World Champion. He won the title in 2019 in FIFA 19. MoAuba has also been a German champion in FIFA four times. He plays on the PlayStation 4.
This is the club the professional plays for: After Mohammed “MoAuba” Harkous became the FIFA World Champion as a professional at SV Werder Bremen, he surprisingly transferred to the Swiss Fokus Clan in September 2019.
He also belongs to the newly formed German FIFA national team.
