Red Bull appoint Roger Schmidt as head ‌of global football to replace Jurgen Klopp

[p]The Austrian energy ‌drink company said the 59-year-old German ‌would take charge of ⁠their ‌global portfolio from October.[/p][p]Schmidt ​has previously coached [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/salzburg/Olvehxrl/"]Red Bull ​Salzburg[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayer-leverkusen/4jcj2zMd/"]Bayer Leverkusen[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/beijing-guoan/WSLjVBLN/"]Beijing Guoan[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV Eindhoven[/a] ⁠and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/benfica/zBkyuyRI/"]​Benfica[/a].[/p][p]Former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Borussia Dortmund[/a] boss Klopp, also 59, ‌was appointed Germany coach on July 24.[/p][p]Red Bull owns clubs in Germany, the United States, Brazil and Austria including [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rb-leipzig/KbS1suSm/"]RB Leipzig[/a], Red Bull ‌Salzburg and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-red-bulls/zV5YmQAr/"]New ​York Red Bulls[/a]. ‌The company also has a stake in Ligue 1 French side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/paris-fc/0OEHEprs/"]Paris ⁠FC[/a].[/p]