Jurgen Klinsmann won the World Cup and European Championship with Germany during a glittering career in which he played for Inter, Tottenham and Bayern, among others. As a coach, he led Germany to a third-place finish at the 2006 World Cup and managed the U.S. men's national team from 2011-16. In addition to an ESPN.com column, he is a regular guest on FC Daily.
The Champions League is the best competition in soccer and its knockout rounds offer the game's highest quality.
Don't get me wrong: I love the World Cup, European Championship and Copa America, but if you played the best national teams against the best club teams then the countries would lose.