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Jurgen Klopp has been hailed a "fantastic" and "humble" man after giving a sum of £10,000 to a children's charity.

The LFC manager recently made the generous donation to the initiative - Joy is Round, run by Hout Bay United Football Community, in South Africa.

The initiative aims to promote and raise funds for community football through the sale of balls and art, made from old clothing and other materials.

Based in Cape Town, Hout Bay United run football teams for children aged seven to 18-years-old with the aim of bringing together different communities and empowering them.

(Image: R DEMINGO - Hout Bay United)

This includes supporting and mentoring children with their education, work placements and finding them future employment.

As a patron for the club, Klopp travelled over to Cape Town to see some of its members, along with people from the local community back in 2017.

However, news of the special visit has only just emerged, after an employee from the club contacted the ECHO.

(Image: Hout Bay United)

Held in a food market in Cape Town, the event saw around 1000 people turn up to meet the LFC manager.

Jeremy Elson, 42, co-founder of Hout Bay United, said: "Jurgen is a fantastic chap to have associated with the club.

"He came and did a talk in 2017, where he spoke about his time as a manager, his philosophy, football, his ambitions.

"He spoke for over two hours in total, everyone was captivated by him.

"The most amazing thing about him is how humble he is."

Photos taken during the evening show just how happy members of the crowd are to see him, with many staying to pose for pictures afterwards.

While Klopp can also be seen grinning to the crowd as he tells them of his journey as a manager.

Jeremy, added: "He was really inspiring and he's just a really sharp, humble and engaging guy."

Over the last three years, Jeremy says, Klopp and his manager have continuously made donations to the football club to help them continue the brilliant work they do supporting children in Hout Bay.

So far, the club have achieved an 100% employment rate for the children they have helped, compared to the 60% unemployment rate, Jeremy says, for 18-24 year olds in Hout Bay.

To find out more about the club click here.