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Klinsmann Rips Hertha Berlin in Leaked Diary Entries, Causes Furor at Club

BERLIN (AP) – Hertha Berlin thought it was done with Jurgen Klinsmann after his abrupt resignation as coach.

Not so.

The publication of details from a 22-page diary that Klinsmann wrote during his short time at Hertha has caused a furor at the club and tipped an already testy break-up even further into acrimony.

Hertha general manager Michael Preetz said the club was checking its legal options. He was accused by Klinsmann of ''catastrophic failures'' and a ''culture of lying.''

The Sport Bild magazine published details from Klinsmann's journal on Wednesday, when it reported that one of the 55-year-old former great's conclusions after quitting on Feb.