the recent one Qatar World Cup, the final in between Argentina Y France left one of the most impressive images. It is clear that time heals all wounds and in life you must know how to forgive. This is a little of what can be gleaned from the teaching picture that he left Diego Pablo Simeonecoach of Atlético Madrid, in the match played by his country.
As the epicenter of world soccer, the Cholo He didn’t want to miss it and watched his country proclaim itself world champion for the third time. And in that stadium he met a footballer who was with him in his career. We are talking David Beckham. Both starred in one of the photos left by France World Cup 98. In a decisive knockout match between Argentina and England. The story is known, the Cholo He looked for the Englishman, found him, kicked him off the ground and left his team outnumbered.
That expulsion, key to the elimination of England of worldIt took a toll on the then player of Manchester Utd. Criticism against the British was fierce. The tabloid newspaper ‘The day’ entitled: “Ten brave lions and a foolish boy.” In the list of 100 most hated Britons he made channels 4 that year, Beckham also had a seat. Amazing.
That episode marked the relationship between the two, though over time Simeon He always admired how his opponent carried him. “I don’t remember what I said to him. Beckham it was a phenomenon at the time. He was young, his blond looks, his hair… It was the truth. He’s such a good player that you have to find a way to irritate him. In that play, that I was going to the left, I made a foul that I was looking for and I stayed there for a while to look for it … And the one who heats up loses “, admitted the coach of the team earlier. Athletic.
“Maybe he thought ‘what a son of a bitch’ but he didn’t say it. He had incredible strength because after that episode he had to endure a huge criticism of England because they were knocked out. The following year he broke it. At some point it was even good because of everything that happened ”, recalled the Cholo.
BECKHAM, A ‘GENTLEMAN’
And so it is in reality, that changed to Beckham forever “That kick with Simeone changed my life. I had to grow up very fast. The worst thing is that the memory is never erased”, admitted the English player a few years ago.
The truth is that both coincided with the box of the stadium where the final of Qatar World Cup. And the Englishman, far from holding a grudge, behaved like a perfect gentleman, took photos, chatted and later, through social networks, congratulated Simeone on the title of World Cup what his country has achieved.
Source: La Verdad
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