"Shit. I've said a long time ago that this won't work, it will lower the level of referees. Look at Joseph, what has become of this World Cup. It's just playing the piano randomly. ”

Villar threw the report directly to the ground. A bunch of materials flew around in his office. Villar is a player, although he later obtained a lawyer's qualification, but when he was in a hurry, he cursed casually.

"Angel, what's the use of being angry. In this World Cup, we can't get involved at all. There's even more confusion to come. ”

Senes. Elger also sighed.

World cup?

It can be said that the World Cup in '02 was the most chaotic World Cup in recent years. The overall level of the referees is inferior, which is simply unsightly. Add to that the mix of off-field factors, and every game is followed by controversy.

The World Cup has only been around for ten days, but there have been more controversies than ever in the entire World Cup. There are almost no games that have been able to survive safely.

Of course, what made them even more troublesome was that even a top referee like Corina made mistakes.

As for the jokes made by those little referees, there are countless ones.

What Villar was just looking at were the complaints from Russia and Germany. Russia's complaint is the match between Russia and Japan two days ago. Russia complained about the referee of that match, Marcus, in favor of the hosts.

It's not just that a Russian penalty is not awarded, but any physical contact is a foul, turning the game into a game without any physical contact. This is very bad for Russia, because the Russian players are all high-headed and extremely physical. And compared to Russia. Japan's physical condition is very poor. The Japanese players are considered to be physically weaker teams in Asia, compared to the Russian players. Very poor health. But because the referee strictly grasped the physical confrontation, Russia was tied.

Of course, it's not a big deal.

The referee took care of the hosts in the first place. And Marcus did it beautifully. Limiting Russia's physical impact has greatly reduced Russia's strength. Very clever approach, that is, to take care of the host, has not left any handle. After all, he restricts Russia's physical confrontation, and he also restricts Japan's physical assault. Although the result was to suppress Russia, he can honestly say that his decision is consistent and fair to both teams, and he did not target either team.

In addition to this complaint. Let's look at Germany's complaints.

This time the complaint is against Germany's match against Cameroon, which ended this morning. The referee of this match is Spain's top referee at the moment, Nieto.

In the current European football world, Serie A and Bundesliga are recognized as having a high level of refereeing. The referees from Italy and Germany are very well recognized by European football and world football. And although the Spanish referee is a little better than the English referee, it is not as good as the Italian and German referees.

Nieto is the same as Bol in England in Spain, and he is the first referee that the FA focuses on cultivating and building. It's a pity that this World Cup has just been played, and it has lost a big face.

Nieto's ability to control the game is too poor.

Indulge in the petty actions of the Cameroonian players and then ignore the physical confrontation between the two teams. Later, the two sides became angry, and Nieto found that he could not control the situation. That's why he's been on a wild show again.

In the final match, Nieto showed two red cards and sixteen yellow cards. It became the game with the most yellow cards in the group stage of this World Cup. There were so many yellow and red cards, but they couldn't control the game.

These complaints have caused a headache for Villar.

"Senes. This is the group stage. What should I do when it comes to the playoffs? If you look at the attitude of the hosts, we can't interfere with the referees assigned by South Korea at all. They want referees from those small countries, and they don't know who is tired of them. ”

Villar was unhappy with Blatter's hand on his turf.

It's just that Villar has not been the boss of the FIFA referee committee for a long time. It is also necessary to join forces with Blatter to suppress the president of the Brazilian Football Federation, Shetra, so he will tolerate Blatter to mess around.

But now it's a complete mess.

Take a look at the game in hosts South Korea. Start with the group stage. Villar has no right to assign referees at all. The referee who officiated the South Korean match was not from a small South American country. It's from a small African country.

There are also complaints about the matches on the Korean side, and there are quite a few.

In the just-concluded match between South Korea and the United States, there were complaints. complained about the Swiss referee Mayer, whose psychological quality was too poor. Under the pressure of the South Korean fans, they hesitated to give South Korea a not-so-obvious penalty.

The U.S. didn't think it was a penalty, but the referee awarded it anyway. This caused a lot of controversy after the game.

"We can't help it. Zheng Mengzhun still has some solutions. ”

"Shit, isn't it just rich?"

Senes. Elger laughed dumbly when he heard Villar's words. There is money, and the current world is originally rich to be the boss. With Zheng Mengzhun's economic strength, Senes. Erger believes that if he visits Spain, he will probably even be able to have an intimate conversation with the Spanish prime minister. That's the power of money.

"Angel, how do you deal with referees who make major mistakes in these games?"

"Send it away."

Although there were some special games that Villar could not intervene in. But most of the referees use, Villar can still intervene, or most of the game referees Villar can arrange. After all, no matter how Villar is the head of the FIFA referee committee, Blatter will not go too far.

Blatter needs the support of Zheng Mengzhun and the support of those small and weak football countries, but he also needs the support of Villar. After all, Villar is currently a powerful figure in FIFA and a powerful figure in UEFA.

"But there are some top referees. You can't let Corina go home. ”

Whoever you want to go, but let Corina go, that's not a joke. Corina is at its peak. It is FIFA and European football that have jointly established him as the world's No. 1 referee.

Although he made a mistake in the match between Argentina and England, the overall decision was very good.

You can't just misjudge a penalty. Just let Collina go home. If that's the case, then FIFA and UEFA will become big jokes.

"Of course Corina can't. Graham told him to go home. Pacify the Italian side too. ”

Villar was already unhappy with the level of refereeing in England. Bol is considered to represent the highest level of refereeing in England, who knew that in the match between Italy and Croatia, there would be such a big misjudgment.

Let Villar look down on the English referee even more.

"But he's the only referee England has ever brought out."

"Isn't there Jack?"

For a traditional football powerhouse like England, FIFA wants to save face for them. The referee should not be overdone and leave a referee in the knockout round.

In fact, this is a compromise. If you follow the rules exactly, it's just a thing that exists in books. In real life, everyone has to learn one thing, and that is compromise.

Now let Bol go home, then there will be no knockout referee in England. Unexpectedly, Villar casually said Jack's name. This makes Senes. Elger was stunned. "Angel, this won't work. Jack was only twenty-six years old. ”

Jack's becoming the referee of the World Cup was originally a very unexpected thing. If it weren't for Gallagher's sudden problem, how would Jack have a chance to become a World Cup referee.

So at the World Cup, everyone was very unanimous. Like Jack, let him officiate a game in the group stage and then go back. It is impossible to have a chance to enforce the knockouts.

"Nothing. If you look at the 10 days of the game, I think Jack was the best in that game. What about twenty-six? As long as there is a level, it's fine. ”

…………

"Cheryl, wait for the notice to let me leave the World Cup refereeing team. When the time comes, we'll go to China. ”

"China?"

In addition to writing reviews and being a guest commentator these days, Jack is playing with Cheryl every day. There's not much to do anyway. I finally came to East Asia, and it was a good experience to have a good time.

It's completely different from England and it's a very new experience.

"The Great Wall?"

Cheryl didn't know anything about China. When it comes to China, there is only one thought, and that is mystery. When it comes to China, many people use this phrase, mysterious China.

Cheryl grew up in England. Growing up in Newcastle in particular.

Never had contact with China. If he hadn't known Jack, Jack would have been Chinese. She probably has no interest in China in her life. But even if he knew Jack, Jack himself was born and raised in England. I don't know about China. Therefore, in Cheryl's mind, China is a mysterious and ancient place.

"Maybe there's more to play. The Forbidden City, the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, Mount Tai, and the Five Mountains, I heard that there are many places to play, but I haven't been to them either. ”

Jack is really curious about the place where his ancestors lived. Although he hasn't stayed for a day, every time he reads some ancient poems, Jack yearns for it.

"But I've heard that there's no freedom there, so wouldn't they think we're spies?"

"Hehe, hahaha."

Hearing Cheryl's words, Jack laughed. Cheryl was still young, not yet nineteen years old. And Jack is twenty-six, and he will soon be twenty-seven. followed his father, and he can be regarded as having seen a lot of the world.

Most of the media stuff Jack doesn't believe. If everything in the media is to be believed, then the sow will also go up the tree.

"Don't worry. I don't think so, otherwise there would be so many Chinese students in London. And we're going for a tour, not to a military restricted zone, who will treat us as spies. ”

"Then I'll be relieved."

Speaking of Korea, Japan, there is nothing worth Jack to linger about. And there are no various items that make Jack's heart flutter and must be bought.

It's just that the things here have their own characteristics. It is different from many things in England, especially some small things, which are indeed very exquisite. It's completely different from the European side.

Rather than Jack, Cheryl is very fond of shopping. Anyway, Cheryl feels that everything here is very new, whether it is Korean or Japanese characteristics, she is very interested.

are relatively cheap. It's all a little thing, just because it's a novelty.

"Didi-Di-"

When Jack was a little tired from shopping, Jack's cell phone rang. Jack looked at the phone number, it was the phone number given to Jack by the referee committee of this World Cup, so Jack immediately answered the phone.

"I'm Jack. Plum. ”

During the World Cup, Jack, as a member of the World Cup referee team, needs to be turned on twenty-four hours a day. Because maybe before a game, suddenly something happens to a certain referee, then the referee will be adjusted. At that time, the referee needs to go up immediately, so all the referees' mobile phones must be on all the time.

"Jack. Hello, Referee Lee. On behalf of the World Cup Refereeing Committee, I would like to inform you that you will be in Osaka, Japan, by 1:30 p.m. on June 13th. ”

"June 13th? Isn't it disbanded? ”

Jack was puzzled. Because June 15 is the one-eighth knockout match of the World Cup. On June 14, the group stage of the World Cup will end. In other words, on June 13, the World Cup refereeing committee has already determined the referee of the knockout round. A referee like Jack should have been directly notified of the disbandment, so how could he still let himself gather in Osaka, Japan.

"Jack. Referee Lee, the World Cup Referee Committee will allocate the list of one-eighth of the knockout referees on that day. You also need to come there and accept your assignment. ”

"Okay, I got it."

Jack didn't make a fuss on the phone, which would have made him look immature. But when Jack put down the phone, he didn't wake up at all. But what it meant, Jack understood. It means that Jack was chosen as the referee for the eighth-elimination round.

No way?

Jack couldn't believe it. Being able to be selected as the referee of the World Cup this time is already pie in the sky, and it is completely shit luck. If it weren't for Gallagher's failure to pass the impromptu exam, how would it be his turn.

His own request is also very simple, that is, he wants to officiate a World Cup match. Now that he has completed a World Cup group stage, Jack is satisfied. Therefore, Jack has already prepared things, as long as he says disbandment, he will immediately leave the hotel designated by the referee committee.

But how do you have the opportunity to officiate the knockout rounds now? Jack couldn't figure it out. Not to mention England, even Italy and Germany, it's very difficult to get two referees in the knockout round.

England is even less likely. How the England referee compares to Italy and Germany. With Bol here, how could he have such an opportunity?

It's not scientific, it's really not scientific.

Are you God's illegitimate son? Why do all good things come to me? (To be continued......)