The Atletico Madrid coach today generated the expulsion of the English star that the world of football remembers for the reaction of the English press.
In the history of football, there are moments that are recorded Not only for what happens on the court, but for what they generate later. In it World Cup in France 1998, Diego Simeone and David Beckham They starred in a play that became an icon, marked by the tension and controversy that was generated around English.
That action changed forever the image of Beckham in England and Simeone’s memory in Argentina. Beyond the result of the party, the episode opened an old rivalry marked by conflicts outside the ball.
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England – Argentina 1998: Simeone’s liveliness that exposed Beckham
The match between England and Argentina was a meeting that was played strong, with several goals and a lot of intensity. When the score was matched 2 to 2, Diego Simeone committed a foul to David Beckham. The English reaction was a visible kick that cost him the expulsionwhile today DT of Atlético Madrid was only admonished.
Simeone fell to the ground and, with great live direct red card for Beckham. In England, the reaction was hard: they blamed him to ruin the illusion of the country in that World Cup and the press was very critical, to the point that the media put it as The number one enemy in the country.
The revenge of England: Beckham goal and redemption
Football gives revenge, unfortunately for the albiceleste. Four years later, in the Korea-Japan World Cup 2002England and Argentina met again. This time, David Beckham was the captain and scored the only goal of the match from the penalty point in the group stage, which complicated those led by Marcelo Bielsa, who would not be able to advance to the round of 16.
That goal was more than a victory: Becks’s redemption meant against the negative image that had remained after the 1998 match. The emotion he celebrated showed that for him that moment was a personal rematch and a step forward in his career.
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