FIFA's International Referee Training Course, which lasts for 100 days. ｀｀

Although it is a hundred days, there are not that many hours of real training. The time that really needs to be in class is about twenty days. It's not even twenty days, because as long as there is something in between, then it stops.

It can be seen that this is not going to school.

Originally, it was 100 days, but because there were festivals like Christmas in between, and the FIFA training classes were also closed during the winter break. So these days are excluded, and the time is very long.

It was not until March 2001 that the course was completed.

During this time, Jack's enforcement in the Premier League was decent, nothing major happened, but there was nothing controversial either. And I don't know what's going on, and there are no strong conversations between law enforcement. On the contrary, there are more disparities in strength, which are relatively easy to enforce.

Speaking of which, Jack didn't learn much in the training class. However, this training course is not meaningless, on the contrary, Jack is very satisfied with this training course.

Network.

This kind of training course, like China's party school, is a great opportunity to expand contacts. Jack met a lot of people here, including referees from Italy, Spain, and Germany.

Of course, the best deal with the relationship was the Italian referee Roberto Rossetti.

This person is very interesting. Looking at his information, everyone evaluates Rossetti as an iron-faced and selfless referee. is also known for being ruthless on the field, and even dares to punish some Serie A giants. In Italian football, he is a relatively unusual referee. But in ordinary life, Rossetti is very kind.

It may have something to do with the fact that he's a doctor.

The doctors here have a characteristic. Regardless of whether his medical skills are good or not, he is very patient and kind when dealing with patients. Of course, it's not that they have a good work ethic, or that they're good people.

Just because they have to.

It doesn't matter if your medical skills are not good, as long as it doesn't cause medical malpractice, it's okay anyway. There are quite a few doctors, and their work ethic is not good at all. A little sickness, but he was there to grind with you for a long time, and he was not cured. Then the patient came to the hospital again and again, just because the simple problem was not cured. But there is no problem, as long as you don't cause medical malpractice, then the doctor won't have any trouble.

But when you are receiving patients, if you are not careful in your words, it is easy to get into a lawsuit. Therefore, those doctors have practiced the ability to speak well, and they are very amiable to people.

That's what Rossetti is anyway.

I like to talk a lot, and I even have some verbosity.

But the relationship is not bad. In addition to Rossetti, there is also Proenca from Portugal. He is also a junior and has only just become the referee of the Portuguese Super League in 1998.

Small countries like Portugal have the benefits of being a small country, though. As long as the performance is slightly better, then it will immediately become the target of the FA's key training. Because there aren't really many really top referees in the whole of Portugal, some talented referees will of course be focused on developing. If Proenka had been in Italy, he would not have had this opportunity at all.

Just look at Rossetti and you know that it is difficult to stand out in the Italian refereeing world with many famous whistles.

I got to know some of the young referees, and I got to know some FIFA officials. Of course, the main thing is to get to know Friesk. Jack feels good about Friske, a referee with a lot of ideas.

It is worthy of being the top referee in European football who can be compared with Corina and Merck.

But it's over.

This is a training course for candidates for international referees. Most of them, even if they attend this training course, it is difficult for them to become international referees in a short period of time.

They were just a candidate for the position of an international referee.

Because there are a lot of problems.

Like Proenca, it's because Portugal is too small, and Portugal has fewer international referees. Of course, FIFA stipulates that the football associations of all countries are eligible to recommend 10 international referees in a year, even those in weak countries. But this just means that you can recommend, but FIFA will never approve too many international referees in small countries. This is a very tacit thing for everyone.

Therefore, not to mention a small country like Portugal, even Germany, Italy, England and other football powers will not really recommend ten international referees a year. Because it's so hilarious. Everyone actually has a tacit understanding, and everyone knows which level of country should have how many international referees.

Because the number of real international referees is limited, such as the existing quota in Portuguese football, which has been occupied by a few veteran referees, unless there is a vacancy among them, Proenka will have to wait. Even referees with more qualifications than Proenka are waiting there for the international referee spot.

The problem with Rossetti is that Italy has a lot of international referees. But there are too many good referees in Italy, too many to count. Just like Italy has a good goalkeeper, Italy also has a lot of top referees. These people have already occupied the international referee quota, and even a referee like Rossetti, who has been in Serie A for four years, has no chance.

In this training class, the most proud are Webb and Jack.

Because the number of international referees in England is not less than that of Italy, Spain and Germany, but because of the poor level of referees in England in recent years, the number of international referees is not full. And in these two years, or 99, 00, and 01 years, there are many referees who have retired.

English referees have always been referees who were qualified in the seventies, and they have reached the required retirement age. In recent years, English referees have retired, and a group of young referees have risen.

In the two years of '99 and '00 alone, there were seven or eight new referees in the Premier League. As a result, there is a huge shortage of international referees.

That's cheaper for Webb and Jack.

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"But it still needs to be determined by FIFA."

Webb and Jack both looked at each other. Since entering this FIFA international referee training course, the two men know that they are the next international referee candidates in the Premier League.

After all, there have been a lot of new referees in the Premier League in the past two years, and everyone is not qualified as an international referee.

At this time, the choice of Webb and Jack to participate in this training course is itself an attitude of the referee committee. But knowing is knowing, but the two of them are still young after all.

Even Webb was the same.

Webb has only been a referee for 12 years, and there is no problem with such qualifications to become a Premier League referee, but it is still too shallow to become an international referee.

So both people can wait.

But today, the two of them heard the news from Philip Don's mouth that surprised them. The FA has already recommended Webb and Jack as international referees.

In fact, not to mention qualifications, two people from the hardware conditions do not meet the qualifications of international referees.

The two of them have only been officiating in the top league for a season so far, and they are not qualified at all. But FIFA's rules are basically formalities.

FIFA doesn't really interfere with a country's FA recommendation. Similarly, national football associations will not really recommend some garbage referees, which is a tacit understanding.

The FA recommends, and FIFA will not really refute it.

"Thank you."

Webb and Jack are really very grateful to Philip Tang. Bennett and Halsey, who came to the Premier League with two people, are not much more qualified than Jack.

But they haven't become international referees yet, and Webber and Jack have a chance.

"You two wait for news. It is estimated that there will be a reply in about a month. ”

"Yes."

When Webb and Jack came out of Philip Don, they looked at each other and couldn't hide the smiles on their faces. Becoming an international referee, though, is only the first step.

But if you really become an international referee, and then officiate a few international matches, then the status of the two people in the English refereeing world will skyrocket.

"Howard, it looks like we're going to have a chance to officiate the League Cup next year."

"Yes."

Webb shrugged. Although the UEFA Cup is the lower level of the European competition, it is definitely a qualitative leap forward for Webb and Jack.

"Let's go have some drinks and celebrate."

Although they have to wait for news, the two of them know that this matter is basically inseparable.

"Let's go."