Liverpool manager was presented as Red Bull's new global head of football but offered very little clarity on what that role entails

Jürgen Klopp's charm offensive as Red Bull's head of global soccer began in Salzburg, Austria, when the former Liverpool manager was officially presented in his new role and hit back at critics of the move.

PARIS — Jürgen Klopp was in the crowd Saturday to watch second-tier Paris FC as part of his new role with Red Bull.

The question of whether Jurgen Klopp – football idealist, fist-pumper extraordinaire, king of good stadium vibes – can work for a global corporate behemoth like Red Bull has become such an issue in Germany that when he was introduced on Tuesday as the ubiquitous fizzy beverage’s new high priest of soccer,