During this time, Christina has been learning from John Taylor and learning more, girls have a lot of pressure to officiate men's games, and there are many examples of female referees officiating men's games around the world, but there are mixed reviews for their abilities.

The first female referee in history was the Spanish girl Maria, who obtained her referee certificate in 1979 and started as a referee for junior team matches, and then gradually promoted to referee in La Liga. FIFA President Sepp Blatter even said that he would try to get a female referee to officiate the World Cup, and that he would be the referee, and the British "Times" reacted at the time: "I don't know how you will react when a female referee pulls out a red card to you, it's a very interesting thing." ”

And little Christina will indeed fight against these discriminatory gazes in the future

"Little Christina, the results of your batch of candidates are out."

"Oh?"

"Your grades are good. Eighty-seven points is the best score among this batch of candidates. The FA has also approved the refereeing qualifications of your group of candidates. You are now a registered referee with the English Football Association. Congratulations. ”

"Thank you, teacher."

Christina was delighted. Although this time they got the referee qualification in their hands, it is still the lowest level of qualification. After passing this exam, Cristina will be eligible to administer the U11 (under-11) international competition. It is the lowest level of refereeing in English and European football, and you can get paid two pounds for each such game.

"Little one, don't call me teacher. Unlike then, this is not popular. ”

"No, teacher. I learned a lot from watching the game with you. ”

Christina is following John? A month later, Taylor was already worshipping him as his teacher. This is someone reminding Christina that in the English refereeing world, there is no one to cover you, and it is not easy to mix up.

And John? Taylor is such a bullish character. Although he does not hold any real position on the FA's refereeing committee, he has a high status in the English refereeing community. At present, there are a lot of referees in England who are under his goal. Such a good opportunity, how could John give it up. And John? Taylor also very much hopes to be able to accept a genius like Christina as his disciple.

John? Taylor rejects Christina's apprenticeship, but he doesn't know how happy he is.

"Christina, these are your talents right now. It's really talent, amazing talent. All you need now is to feel the rhythm of the game and gain experience. ”

"I know."

Christina nodded. In order to be a good referee, Christina has done a lot of homework. Referees are not like players, and many talented players are able to ignore age as long as they are talented. At the age of seventeen or eighteen, you can get a foothold in the Premier League, you can get a good salary, and you can have a reputation that matches it.

But the referee is different. Until now, there were strict boundaries for refereeing. Even some of the referees that the FA focuses on cultivating, they are all going up step by step. It wasn't until he was in his thirties that he was able to qualify for the Premier League.

The same goes for Christina. If you go step by step, it will take at least 10 years to enforce the Premier League, and even longer to become an international referee.

"What are you going to do during this time?"

"Teacher, I want to keep up the good work. Within a year or two, he was qualified to referee by FIFA, and during this time he officiated some student matches, community matches and women's football. ”

John? Taylor was silent for a moment before he said slowly: "You want to win the FIFA referee qualification, I support this." Looking at the current trend in football is to become more and more professional and regularized, I estimate that in another ten or so years, when your group of referees take on important responsibilities, maybe the referees will also be professional. Since it is so early to get the referee certificate, it is also a good choice for you. The current FIFA referee qualification is not too difficult to obtain. ”

Like the Premier League, FIFA is desperately short of referees. It should be said that there is a shortage of referees in the whole world football now, so like the FA's referee exam, FIFA's referee exam is also very irregular at this time. As long as you want to take the test, there will basically be no big problems.

John? Taylor thinks that it is easy now because it is not formal. When referees also begin to be professional and formalized, it may be difficult to get the FIFA referee qualification. Let's get our hands on it first.

"But the law enforcement college student competition community competition? It's okay for you to gain some experience on your own, but it's not going to be useful for your future. Those in the FA don't value the experience of administering the Dà student game. For them, these competitions have no reference value. ”

John? Taylor is getting old, and finally accepted a genius referee, and thinks a lot about Christina. Collegiate competitions and community competitions are just playful and have no effect on John's qualifications.

"That's it, Christina. From now on you will prepare for the FIFA exams and next year you will go straight to guò. There will be an assessment around July next year, and as long as you pass the guò, you will be able to get the FIFA referee qualification in September. When the time comes, I'll give you an assistant referee position in the national league. I will be an assistant referee for a year or two, and then I will be able to become a referee, and at the same time, I will go and say hello to the women's football team, and try to let you start enforcing the law as a referee. ”

After hearing this, Christina was very excited. The national league, which is already the fifth tier of England, and of course the sixth tier, is usually called that. Refers to the Northern League and the Southern League.

A referee like Christina, even if she is strong and has some connections, needs to be trained in the regional league. Only then is it eligible to be promoted to the National League as an assistant referee.

If she could really start working as an assistant referee in the men's national league, that is, a linesman, Christina's www.biquge.info would be very high, let alone a women's referee.

"Thank you, teacher."

That's where networking comes in. Worshiped John? The dock of a top referee like Taylor can use his connections, and the www.biquge.info of Biquge is much higher than that of ordinary referees. Christina herself didn't expect her luck to be so good. Just a simple referee exam that turned out to make John? Taylor, the referee, took a fancy to it.

"But I can only help you get here. The road ahead is still up to you. ”