55 World Cup in France
"Jack, why are you still taking her?"
The '97-'98 season is over, followed by the fiery World Cup. At the beginning of the 98 World Cup in France, Jack did not go to France to watch the live game. Rather, it was some friends, especially those in the refereeing circle, who got together to watch the broadcast of the game.
Of course, they are all some of the better ones. Weber is at the top, which is determined by everyone's status. Now, Webber is the highest-ranking and best-developing referee in the group of young judges Jack knows.
Before the end of last season, Webber had already officiated several League One games. The FA let him test the waters to see if he could fit into League One. The result is still very good, and the FA has a very good opinion of him. There will be no problems in administering League One next season, in 98-99.
Then there are the close referees such as Jack, Clattenburg, Atkinson and Brett Vaughn. Everyone didn't watch the game at home, but went to the bar to watch the game while drinking.
Clattenberg looked at Cheryl, who was following Jack, and whispered to Jack.
"I don't know."
Jack smiled wryly. Cheryl seems to have fallen in love with Jack, following Jack like a fart all day long. For such a small point, Jack is not good to let her get out of the way.
And after understanding, Jack has a deeper understanding of Cheryl, the little sister. has a younger brother and a half-brother and sister, and the family situation is more complicated. The parents are not a newly formed family after getting married, and they broke up not long ago. As the so-called most problem children, it is because of family problems.
However, Cheryl has been a natural beauty since she was a child, and she began to learn dance at a very young age and has a dance background. But at school, Cheryl was a bad boy in every sense of the word. Plus this time, he has already been suspended from school twice. As a girl, I actually got into a fight at school and was suspended from school, I really don't know what to say.
"Jack, do you like children like that?"
Clattenberg glanced at Jack from top to bottom, a faint smile on his lips. Then he whispered: "Jack, although this little sister has a spicy temperament, she has a good figure." I didn't expect you to have such a fetish. ”
"Mark, shut your mouth."
Jack's face darkened. Although admitting that Cheryl is beautiful and fifteen years old, she is also very well developed. But Jack wasn't really brute enough to think anything about a fifteen-year-old. If he was in his twenties, Jack would not be Megumi Yanagishita, and he would have eaten someone a long time ago. But I'm only fifteen years old, tsk.
"Huh."
The game was about to start, so the two of them just teased. The World Cup is about to begin.
"Oooh oh !!!!!!!!!!!!"
On June 30, 1998, it was the quarterfinals of the World Cup, and Argentina played England. This is also the highlight of this World Cup. The England squad was excellent in the last European Championship, while Argentina also had a strong squad. Therefore, this match is known as the "final before the final". This is especially true for England fans.
So as soon as the game started, the whole bar came alive.
"Simeone, Simone...... He-Man, He-Man pounces on Simone. Seaman's attack was unnecessary, and it was Seaman's mistake. Penalty, the referee awarded a penalty. ”
"Shhh
"Fuck, fake fall. Simeone, shit, fake fall. ”
A heavyweight match with a lot of fans in the bar. For ordinary fans, whether it's a foul or something else, they don't care. They only care about the teams they support. As long as it is not good for their team, they will scold them all.
"Very decisive."
It was all England fans. The Jack family has also been in England for 100 years, so Jack is also an England fan. But Jack is also a professional referee, so in addition to the game, he also pays attention to the performance of the judges in these heavyweight matches.
Just five minutes into the game, it was a penalty. And it's a heavyweight match like Argentina and England, so it's not so easy to make such a determination.
"Yes. Nielsen referees have always been decisive. ”
Webb also nodded. The referee of this match was Danish referee Kim Milton Nelson, one of the referees that FIFA has focused on training. At the age of 38, he is already able to officiate such an important match as today at the World Cup.
Referees are not very famous, because referees are not the darlings of the media. But world-class referees like Nelson are well-known predecessors in the eyes of referees like Webb and Jack.
"What do you guys say?"
The rest of the fans were frustrated, after all, Argentina had already scored a goal five minutes into the game. However, these people were still there to discuss how the other referees were doing, which made Cheryl, who was sitting on the sidelines, quite dissatisfied.
"Don't interrupt, little ones."
Jack didn't even look back, and directly reprimanded Cheryl.
"You...... Woo woo, in, in. Hurrah, Owen! Banzai! Irving! ”
Cheryl was angry, but suddenly stood up and shouted. Because Simeone didn't get the penalty for long, England's talented striker Owen also got a penalty for England.
"Owen! Irving! ”
Owen is indeed very popular with England fans. Although it has not yet reached the point of being a national treasure, England fans still have high hopes for Owen. So when Owen created the penalty, all England fans were excited.
"Ten minutes, less than ten minutes into the opening."
Jack shook his head. Danish referee Nelson is indeed a very decisive referee. Less than ten minutes into the game, he awarded two penalties. Looking at Nelson Jack, I am also very envious, after all, he is already a world-class referee who can officiate the quarterfinals of the World Cup, and he doesn't know when he wants to become a Premier League referee. If you want to appear in the World Cup, you don't know what year or month it is.
"David Beckham, passing...... Owen, Owen is very fast, Owen breaks through Chamott, Owen bursts through. Owen, Ayala is not in a good position, the distance between Ayala and Chamot is too long. Owen past Ayala, Owen, shoot! ”
Wind, Irving's speed was on full display in this attack. Owen was like a gust of wind, breaking through Chamott, breaking through Ayala, and finally scoring a goal for the overtake.
“gooooooooooooooooooooooooal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
"Owen! Irving! Irving! Irving! ”
Andy Gray, the England commentator who was commentator on the game, kept repeating Owen's name.
"Wow wow!! Owen, Owen I love you, I'm going to marry you. ”
Cheryl shouted Owen's name as she saw Owen score a goal. Jack shook his head.
Owen had already made his mark in the Premier League last season, but his performance in the Premier League was nothing more than his performance at Liverpool. Liverpool fans adore him, but it's not the same for England fans.
But now that Owen has performed like this in the World Cup, England fans immediately regard him as an England hero.
Webb and Jack also applauded. Because several people, although they are referees, are also England fans. Everyone is happy that English football can produce such a top talent as Owen.
The game was exciting, that's all I can say.
There were two penalties in the first 10 minutes of the first half, and Owen's goal in the 15th minute was good enough to be in the ranking of World Cup goals. Of course, more exciting things were to come, and towards the end of the first half, Argentina scored the equaliser with a very classic free-kick combination.
From a neutral fan point of view, the first half was just too exciting. However, there was some discontent among England fans that they conceded a goal in the final lesson of the first half.
But what made England fans angry came out just after the start of the second half.
'The referee gave Simeone a yellow card. The referee pulled a red card out of his pocket, which was for David Beckham. ”
At the start of the second half, Simeone fouled David Beckham. But Beckham, who fell to the ground, did something unexpected, he retaliated and hooked Simeone. Simeone immediately fell to the ground in response, making a painful appearance.
"Stupid, stupid. Beckham is too uncool, this move is too stupid. ”
The English commentator was very angry. The second half has just begun, you Beckham was sent off by the referee, how to play this goal.
Watching the game, everyone was in a state of absolute excitement. At this time, the wine is the best to sell, and all the fans who come here are sure to drink. And drank more than usual.
The fans, who were already excited, saw Beckham sent off the field, and they all denounced Beckham one by one.
"If you lose the game, Beckham is going to be out of luck."
Webb looked around, then sighed. In the eyes of the referees, Beckham is not just stupid, he is simply a first-class fool. There is no need for such retaliation.
"Yes. Hopefully the game will be won. ”