"Sister, you're not really going to be a referee, are you?" Duke asked, looking at his excited sister

"What's that. That idiot who officiates your usual games is already in his thirties, and he is still enforcing our kind of neighborhood games, and this is the way it is in this life, and there is no future. If I were to be a referee, I would go and officiate the World Cup finals and let everyone know that I was no worse than any referee, and who said girls can't be referees!. ”

Christina Chang is annoyed when she thinks about the usual garbage referee in the community. The referee is a physical education teacher at the school, but he just has a referee qualification. But there are more than 25,000 referees in England, and fewer than 100 can officiate in the professional league, and the referee who misjudged offside in the broadcast made her even more angry.

Just like the referees who now enforce Premier League qualifications, there are less than 20 in all of England. Exclude some old ones, and then exclude some lower-level league referees who are promoted to the Premier League to officiate two or three games a season specifically for the purpose of cultivating echelons. The real referees in the Premier League are only fifteen or sixteen.

And the law enforcement Christina Zhang, the garbage referee of their community competition, is the garbage of the garbage. At the age of thirty-five, he doesn't even have the qualifications to enforce some regional leagues, so he can only enforce community competitions.

Community competitions are the most difficult to enforce. Because of how to enforce the law, they are not satisfied with the referee. Moreover, the English league is relatively strict, and any racial discrimination and brawls will cause huge attention and punishment. But community competitions, brawls are simply commonplace. There are already a lot of contradictions between the community and the community, and there is no doubt that something will explode during the game, and finally there will be a brawl with strict zhòng. In games like law enforcement, there are often cases where the referee is beaten up.

In other words, this referee is like this, and he has no chance to stand out in his life. Because in the lower leagues, there are many excellent referees in their thirties.

"Christina, don't go crazy. You study so well, what a referee. How much money does the referee have? ”

Duke said from the side

Duke Chang is nineteen years old and has just entered college this year, while Christina Chang is also seventeen years old and about to enter college. Despite the discrimination, Christina Chang's siblings' parents are definitely a respected class in England. Starting from Christina Zhang's grandfather, they are all highly educated and have good jobs, because they are all doctors.

The income of referees in England is very low, and those referees who enforce amateur leagues, school leagues, and community leagues can get two pounds and three English tables for one game, and they can't support themselves at all. Even the Premier League's highest-paid top referee is only around £20,000 a year. And those ordinary Premier League referees can hardly earn more than 10,000 pounds a year.

So in England, referees are all part-time. Most referees work as physical education teachers, police officers, and some freelancers such as lawyers. Because referees have high requirements for physical fitness, even higher than many football players. Therefore, those who sit in the office and want to work part-time as football referees are basically unlikely. They simply don't have that much time to exercise their bodies.

And judging from Christina Zhang's current results, plus the development of Christina Zhang's family, Christina Zhang has a job in the future, where can she have time to become a referee.

"I'm not kidding."

Indeed, Christina's desire to be a referee was impulsive, and she was by that garbage referee and her brother. But Christina Chang is confident in herself. I used to just feel that I was different from others, but today I was angered by that brother's words.

Christina Zhang thought about it, and she had a difference, and she must be a good referee. There will certainly not be such a misjudgment as today's garbage referee. When Christina Zhang looks at the cup, others can only see the front of the cup, but Christina Zhang can even see all aspects of the cup, as if the cup is a spinning top turning in front of her eyes. Christina Chang was even able to freeze the image in her mind like an eagle's eye.

The same goes for watching the pitch. Christina Zhang's eyes are like replaying the camera, and she can see the path of the ball from all sides. Christina Chang believes she has a unique advantage in judging offside and fouling.

"Christina, you won't be real?"

"Yes. I'm really going to ask around and see how I can be a referee. ”

"Christina, stop playing. Are you really going to be a referee? ”

"I'm not kidding."

Christina Zhang never wanted to be a referee, but now the more Christina Zhang thinks about herself, the more suitable she is to be a referee. Not to mention her talent, just because Christina Zhang's family is relatively wealthy, Christina Zhang, as the little princess of the family, will not have a headache about money.

A lot of talented referees are abandoned to be referees at the beginning for financial reasons. The referee's income is too low, and he can't support himself by officiating a few pounds a game. Therefore, many people abandon being referees for life reasons. There will be no obstacles in this regard.

"Brother, I'm going to be a referee. I'm going to be the best referee in England. ”

"Huh."

Duke looked at Christina Chang and didn't know how to persuade her. Because he never thought that Christina Chang would be such a choice.

He is helpless, this sister has been the little princess of the family since she was a child, and no one can change what she decides

…………

"Football referee?"

After Christina Chang's parents heard Christina Chang's words, both of them were very puzzled. Christina Chang's parents are both highly educated, having obtained postgraduate degrees in the UK. Christina Zhang's father is a Ph.D. graduate.

Christina Zhang's father now owns a clinic on his own, which is not a top-tier clinic, but it is also a medium-sized clinic. In terms of income, I dare not compare with those rich people, but the income is definitely dozens of times that of ordinary office workers.

Therefore, Christina Zhang's parents also hope that Christina Zhang can go to school well and then live in high society in England with dignity. Christina Zhang is also very competitive, since she was a child, except for sometimes fighting and being naughty with her brother, she has always been very good at learning. I didn't expect to be admitted to college soon, but now I have to be a football referee.

"Yes, father."

Christina Zhang was very firm. Growing up so big, Christina Zhang is moving forward according to the path set by her parents. But this time Christina Chang wanted to decide according to her own ideas, so she looked at her father and said, "This is what I want to do, and I will still go to college." ”

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"Okay."

Christina Chang's father, although he had high expectations for Christina Chang, did not force it. Looking at Christina's decisive appearance, he nodded. On the contrary, Christina Chang's father still had some joy in his heart.

Although Christina Zhang has been excellent since she was a child, she has never said what her future is, nor has she decided her future, and she has always moved forward according to her parents' wishes. With such a decision today, Christina Zhang's father instead thinks that little Christina has finally grown up.

After getting her parents' consent, Christina Zhang immediately began to prepare for this and understand what kind of model football referees in England are. Soon Christina Chang grabbed an opportunity.

On 15 April 1997, Newcastle Football Association held a one-and-a-half-month referee training course. Christina Chang signed up for this training course. Christina Chang's home is in Newcastle, so Christina Chang has to sign up for a training course in her hometown. There are definitely not many people, and the total number of people who have been trained with Christina Zhang is only about twenty.

The content of the course was simple. The content of the training is also written things, that is, things about the football rules issued by FIFA. These things are too simple for Christina Chang.

It should be said that it is a very simple thing for these students. As long as you have a good memory and you're a fan, there's basically nothing unfamiliar with the rules. It's just that the training class is more formal than the fans know, and it has become a very formal written language.

The same goes for Christina Chang. In fact, it doesn't take more than a month and a half, and in Christina Zhang's opinion, it's a pure waste of time. As long as you study these things in a surprise study for ten days and half a month, there will be no problems.

It's not Christina Zhang's egotistical. On 4 July 1998, the English Football Association held a refereeing examination in North Yorkshire. It is said that it is held by the English Football Association, but the English referee exam at this time is not strict. Or that at this time, the English league was irregular in many aspects, and the same was true for the selection of referees.

It's just that there is an English FA sign, and more of it is held by Newcastle on its own. As long as they pass the exam, they will be able to put their name under the name of the English FA.

Christina Chang excelled in the written exam. Of course, as long as you study hard, you will not fail the written test. Christina Zhang easily completed her own written test. Then it's time for a physical fitness test and a field trip at the end of the month.

All referees and assistant referees in England are required to be supervised by FA and Premier League officials, with fitness training and testing carried out by professional sports companies. It includes 300-500m interval runs, 3000m runs and 12-minute endurance runs, and accelerated runs are 40m and 6.2 seconds according to the Premier League referee standard.