The 2018 World Cup is different enough.
When the same impressive face that has remained impressive for 10 years appears on the headlines, fans suddenly realize that 10 years have passed unknowingly, and it is still the familiar headline-making machine that dominates the headlines.
How does that sentence go? The referee Xiao Tiantian is always there, but the players are always changing.
Over the years, there have been countless players who have made headlines with Britney Spears, and this year there is a newcomer.
He is a newcomer - an absolute newcomer to the football world, he is only 19 years old.
19 years old, what a wonderful age, just like Ivan who was also 19 years old 10 years ago, he reached the peak as soon as he debuted.
Of course, unlike Ivan, whose appearance has not been diminished by time, this young player can only be described as cute. Many fans thought he looked like an anime character when they saw him for the first time.
Mother! I have seen this anime, it's Ninja Turtles!
He is from France. He only came to prominence last year and was called up to the French national team's 23-man World Cup squad!
In this World Cup, the French team is the absolute favorite to win the championship, and their performance along the way is indeed very good.
When facing the interview from the reporter, the young man was very cheerful and he started laughing before he even opened his mouth.
The reporter nodded inwardly, thinking that this was a very likable child.
"Kylian Mbappe, we noticed that you were very creative in several fake moves and free kicks in the past few games. You are in amazing form and playing very well. I heard that your idol is the referee of this World Cup, Irwin Devitt. Is this true?"
The young man's eyes lit up when he heard the last sentence: "Yes! I'm his fan!"
Before the reporter could continue, he began to add: "I learned dribbling and free kicks after watching Ivan's videos countless times. He is really good. I learned a lot from his teaching videos. He is very helpful to my growth. I can often be inspired by his previous football videos."
Facts have proved that Mbappe is indeed a little fan of Irving. Although he has not played football for a long time, to Mbappe, he is like his life mentor.
Fans all over the world soon found out because Mbappe immediately posted a lot of photos of him and his idol on Twitter.
There are photos of him when he was only 9 years old, there are photos of him meeting Ivan again as a teenager, and there are photos of his room filled with Ivan's posters. He also said that if he had the chance to meet Ivan refereeing a game of the French team, he would ask for a photo with him after the game.
Of course, these are not the most attractive things for fans. The most surprising thing is a photo with the date of shooting marked on it.
In the photo, 9-year-old Mbappe is standing with 19-year-old Irwin who is bending over. Irwin’s hand is on Mbappe’s shoulder, and both of their faces still have a bit of childishness that is different from what they have now.
19-year-old Xiao Tiantian...this is really a welfare picture!
But the fans' attention soon fell on another place - Mbappe's two little hands were tightly grasping a long-lost jersey.
——It’s a Chelsea jersey!
Chelsea No. 29! Irving's out-of-print jersey!
The fans were shocked, wow wow wow, they really envy Mbappe! It turns out that they met 10 years ago!
The idol also gave the little fan a signed jersey, which is so heartwarming QAQ!
Now, among Irwin's several jerseys, the earliest out-of-print Chelsea jersey is undoubtedly the most expensive on the market.
...That's right, all of Britney Spears' autographed jerseys are clearly priced, and there is no deception.
Wait, are there other words on this signed jersey?
The fans widened their eyes and enlarged the picture——
[Kylian Mbappe will become Alvin de Witt in 10 years, when he is 19 years old. By then, he will be successful and famous, known to the world. 】
【——Evan DeWitt, 19 years old, left on November 20, 2008. 】
fan:! ! !
Oh shit! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
This jersey is fucking priceless!
Who has ever been treated this way? Just ask who has had this? !
Even Cristiano Ronaldo, who was said to be a fan of Irving, did not receive such treatment!
Moreover, for this year's World Cup, Ronaldo has returned home with Portugal!
Talking about how Portugal returned home, it is really sad. Portugal killed all those who stood in its way, but it just knelt down when it met France.
Two years ago they lost to Portugal in the European Cup final, and they got their revenge this year. Ronaldo scored three goals in that game, but I don't know what happened to Mbappe, he scored four goals, one penalty, one free kick, and two by using his speed to tear through the opponent's defense.
The most suffocating thing is that Mbappe's free kick was obviously a sleepy shot by Irving!
Ronaldo then responded with a sleepy ball, and the two teams were tied. The only difference was that Portugal did not have a penalty.
After the game, the Portuguese looked very unhappy, but still accepted the request of the new generation star Mbappe to change jerseys.
The Yangtze River's waves behind push the waves ahead?
Cough cough.
At that time, Mbappe said that he admired Ronaldo very much. He grew up watching Ronaldo play football and even had a poster of Ronaldo hanging in his room... I didn't expect...
Mbappe, oh Mbappe, you are a scheming boy at such a young age. There are posters of Ronaldo hanging in your room, but there are more of Alvin!
It's quite clever of you to put two great male gods together, right?
Wait a moment.
Many fans reacted and broke out in cold sweats.
What did it say on that jersey?
Will Mbappé be famous and renowned by the time he is 19? !
How old is Mbappe this year? 19 years old!
What does it mean to be successful and known throughout the world?
Shit, isn't the meaning obvious? This year is the World Cup year. Is there anything better than the World Cup that can make people reach the heights described by these two words?
Considering Xiao Tiantian's European energy... the fans have no doubts -
In this year's World Cup, the French team will be able to make it to the end.
...Fuck! Amazing! The French team was taking advantage of Ivan O'Neal 10 years ago!
What does it matter if other teams try to get some good luck? Those are just minor fights, Mbappe is the ultimate boss!
No wonder the French coach is determined to call up the young Mbappe this year!
No wonder Portugal knelt down when they met the French team. It’s not because France suddenly became stronger, but because they had one more person than two years ago!
This person has the bonus buff of referee Xiao Tiantian all over his body!
The fans who were just watching the show were shocked and started beating their chests and stamping their feet.
…I should have bought the French championship before the World Cup started!
Hold on to Sweetie, and the three cats move forward together!
World Cup final, wait for the little cards!
Buy the lottery in reverse order and get a villa by the sea!
Bet on France before the game, happy match with Ronaldo!
Speaking of which, this World Cup introduced the latest video replay technology and added a video assistant referee, which is the legendary and famous VAR.
Referees use VAR in almost every game, with only one exception, and that person is Xiao Tiantian.
... Xiao Tiantian has refereed two games in this World Cup. In both games, he gave out a lot of cards and never used VAR, which made the team scared.
The referee on the field, Xiao Tiantian, is simply a typical referee who is always afraid of ghosts.
Every team is crying out for help, just hoping not to meet him.
...the only referee in the entire World Cup who had the confidence to refuse to watch VAR.
...the only referee in the entire World Cup who can make the video assistant referee get paid for nothing.
The World Cup is almost over, and most of the players who should go home have already gone home. The teams that have returned home will be happy to find that the list of referees for the final has been announced.
The first thing people saw was the name of the English golden whistle that had frightened countless teams -
Irvin DeWitt.
Finally the day of the finals arrived.
The outside world is looking forward to the start of the game, looking forward to an extremely wonderful performance, and looking forward to seeing the legendary card-taking maniac Xiao Tiantian.
The person that people were talking about was currently sitting in the referee's lounge, chatting with his assistants.
The young referees said this was their first time participating in a World Cup final!
Unlike the players' nervous pre-match mobilization, they are now all chattering excitedly.
"Mr. Referee, let's take a photo together?" Ryan said to Irving, "I'll post it after the game. My friends in my hometown are more excited than I am when they hear that I will be refereeing the World Cup final."
Ivan agreed. Seeing that he was in a good mood, Sean joked with him, "Have you prepared enough referee uniforms, Ivan? If you have extra, can you sign one for each of us after the game to commemorate the time?"
Mbappe's simple and unpretentious behavior of showing off his idol to curry favor with him before the game made many people unhappy, but also made many people envious.
After this game, maybe someone else will follow suit, Sean thought. She had already prepared a pen for the referee. After the game, maybe a bunch of people would come over to wish them well, sign their names, and try to get some good luck for the next World Cup.
Alvin gestured for them to look at the big box in the corner.
Everyone:?
Ivan said, "My wife packed it for me. It's a big box full of my clothes."
Everyone: “…”
No, as expected of the referee couple, they have thought everything through.
This, this bite of dog food they ate.
Ivan had an innocent look on his face. After Cris was eliminated from the national team, he quietly left the team to watch Ivan's game, and last night he packed a box of referee uniforms for him for the first time.
Alvin was still wondering why he was so generous, when he heard him muttering something about dispersing his luck.
If everyone gets a little bit, no one gets any! Wit.jpg
Ivan: “…”
Alvin looked at the time. It was almost time for the performance outside to end.
"Let's go, it's our turn to perform."
For the camera, the switching pattern today is too easy. First give a wave to Ivan, then a wave to Mbappe and that's it.
Many young players who had good results but were not selected for the national team because of their young age were extremely envious. In the hearts of players of their generation, Ivan was a god. Since he became a referee and stopped playing football, he became the white moonlight in their hearts. However, after being fans of Ivan for so long, they found out...
The idol already has his most beloved little fans! QAQ
The commentator said: "Mbappe's biggest advantage is his speed. Coincidentally, when Ivan was young... no, Ivan is still very young now. Ivan's speed was also very fast. This was measured at the World Cup eight years ago. Ivan's acceleration at the moment of starting was amazingly high."
Fans said that it was okay, Mbappe did a good job in learning from his idol.
Soon, the time came to witness the effect of learning from idols.
"Mbappe accelerated and left Croatian midfielder Perisic behind!"
"Mbappe accelerated again, well done! He left Croatian center back Rakitic behind!"
"Mbasso made another gape... oh his teammates didn't catch up in time!"
"The ball was forced out of bounds, Ivan blew the whistle!"
Mbappe was particularly excited about this game. He even had a smile on his face when singing the national anthem before the game.
He works really hard...his idol is on the court, how can he not work hard!
However, he tried too hard, and after he accelerated, no, after he sped up, he found that his teammates did not catch up.
The ball went out of bounds and he sat on the ground in confusion.
After blowing the whistle, Ivan signaled the Croatian players to come over and kick off. Young people can sometimes be confused.
Mbappe quickly patted his butt and stood up. If he fails this time, he will try again next time. He will always be able to score a goal if he keeps trying.
So with his unremitting efforts, he scored a goal.
The Croatian players felt a pang in their hearts. Damn! They had shouted the slogan "Break the curse" together in the locker room before the game, and now the other side scored first?
Mbappe happily rushed to the corner area to celebrate with his teammates. The whole French team was extremely excited. Oh my god, it’s a goal in the World Cup!
Ivan gave them a few more seconds to celebrate and then blew the whistle to let them come back.
The camera gave him a second, and the message board was talking about how many cards Xiao Tiantian would draw in this game?
In a World Cup final, it is generally rare to get a red card, as long as the players on both sides do not overdo things.
In fact, both France and Croatia played very cautiously.
...No, caution does not exist. No matter how cautious you are, it is useless in front of Gape's Mbasso.
Don't give him the ball! cannot!
Oh shit! He got the ball and chased after it with gritted teeth!
The commentator shouted: "Mbappe accelerated! Modric was chasing back! Into the penalty area! Can this ball be taken?!...Oh, the ball was cleared, Modric shoveled the ball out!"
"Mbappe fell to the ground, this one fell to the ground..."
"Beep--" When everyone's attention was attracted by Mbappe's speed, the referee drew everyone's attention back with the whistle.
Then he drew a yellow card without hesitation!
Mbappé: “…”
The French defender who didn't have time to surround the penalty kick: "..."
fan:"……"
"Oh, is this yellow card for Mbappe? Ivan said he dived!" The commentator was shocked, but said tactfully, "The young man looks a little shocked to be given the first card of the game by his idol..."
The young players who are still envious of Mbappe are now in high spirits. What are the young fans most concerned about? In front of Xiaopaipai, everything is nothing!
While the fans are happy to see the news, they also feel a little sympathy for Mbappe. They just want to know how big the psychological shadow area of Mbappe is.
Mbappé: QAQ
He didn't mean to do that. He could have avoided falling.
Mbappe was sitting there alone with his hair growing on him, and his teammates were not happy with it.
Pogba was determined to speak up for his younger brother. He asked Ivan for an explanation: "We don't accept it! We want to see VAR!"
His voice was transmitted through Ivan's headset to the video assistant referee on the sidelines. The video assistant referee who had carefully watched the replay knew that there was no problem at all: emmmm.
Today I finally got to see the legendary Hawkeye referee. He really lived up to his reputation, but the players didn't seem to believe it?
If you don't want to believe it, then don't believe it. The referee will not come here and waste his time for facts that he can see clearly.
Fans of Iven said, what is Pogba talking nonsense? Since the start of the World Cup, have you seen Britney Spears make the square-drawing gesture?
Xiao Tiantian herself is the most standard playback, he doesn’t need to go through the trouble of doing it twice!
Not convinced? If you don't accept the small cards, you will be served!
As expected, Alvin gave Pogba a yellow card for not giving up and clamoring for a penalty.
The sweet fans in the stands were super calm. See, the script has been written for you. They argued with the referee to no avail, and then continued to argue and got a card.
As for Mbappe...
That’s enough, stop being nervous and stand up quickly. If you don’t get up now, it will be no fun if Xiao Tiantian plays a pair of cards on you in the name of stalling for time.
Are you afraid you don’t know that your idol is the best actor? !
You dare to fake fall in front of the best actor, do you think your acting skills can win an Oscar?
The fans of the French team wanted to struggle a bit and complain online, but they found that all the people on Twitter were complaining about Mbappe and FIFA.
"Mbappe is still too young to know the fear of being dominated by Ivan."
"To be honest, FIFA has a serious shortage of referees. In the past two years, there has really been a lack of young referees. There is only one referee in England, Irwin, and the famous referees in other countries are also getting old..."
"We used to happily enjoy the amazing performances of the top football stars. In the past decade, countless unique talents have emerged. However, in the blink of an eye, looking back at this World Cup, only Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi are still shining. Other stars who were once almost comparable have either retired or are about to retire."
"It's heartbreaking that so many talented players who were just starting out have fallen through the cracks."
"That's true. Ronaldo is getting old, as is Messi. Ibrahimovic didn't even make the World Cup squad. The era of saviour-type football stars is gradually passing, replaced by more utilitarian, integrated football. Even referees no longer seem to be the blind referees you can't help but complain about."
"Fuck, just talk about that Pitana who refereed the opening match, and the others. It seems like they can't referee the games without VAR in this World Cup. Even so, they can still make misjudgments continuously. I am convinced."
"I'm beginning to miss Clattenburg... Even though he's blind, at least he's blind with principles, and his blindness has made the whole world famous..."
"I'm wondering why FIFA suddenly introduced VAR in this World Cup. Maybe it's because they know the referees' abilities and are spending money to get some high-tech fix?"
"Xiao Tiantian said that no high-tech is as useful as the real Tiantian."
"Hahaha, our Xiao Tiantian is a leader in the refereeing world, a big shot. The whole world feels relieved to have him officiating the World Cup final."
"Come to think of it, Xiao Tiantian is also 29 years old QAQ"
"For a referee, 29 is very young."
"No, as an England fan, I still hope he can come back to play. He is 29, how many years does he have left to play?"
French fans:? ? ?
Shit, I wanted to complain about Alvin but he doesn't even use VAR, but everyone praises him?
In response, Brazilian fans said that this was the case four years ago. During the World Cup, as soon as he dealt the cards, a lot of people cheered!
Fortunately, Xiao Tiantian has a positive outlook on life, otherwise, if he wants to develop his own extreme organization, it would only take a few taps, right?
Brazilian fans think this kind of worship is wrong, they just want to do this kind of thing... take one with them!
They have been preparing the sacks for four years, just waiting for the referee to say a word. If you say go ahead, go ahead!
Argentine fans also support Ivan. Compared with the feud of being eliminated by England in the World Cup eight years ago, they obviously dislike France which eliminated Argentina this year!
French fans:? ? ?
No, they actually have no ill will towards Ivan. They just want to ask, isn’t Mbappe a fan of Ivan? Don’t they know each other? Didn't Alvin hold back at all?
What happened to Alvin being a good friend of the French people? What happened to Benzema being Ivan’s good friend? !
It’s all…it’s all Benzema’s fault!
#本泽喵: "..."
#RoundingIt's been four years! I haven't lived in the French team for four years! Why do I have to take the blame? (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
The fans were happily preparing their sacks, ready to see how the referee would deal with France, which was a little bit overwhelmed after winning all the way.
The French people's illusions were quickly shattered.
There is no way the referee will stand on their side, never in this lifetime.
Following Mbappe, another little cutie was "tragically murdered".
Still the same name, still the same card-drawing posture——
Griezmann, the most handsome man on the French team, dives!
The video assistant referee moved his butt and watched the replay twice himself, hoping to learn a little before the referee was besieged.
Well, he jumped up before the Croatian defender stretched his legs, although the movement was not obvious.
...Mr. Referee, this yellow card was a great decision!
Griezmann's dive was very clever. It was not obvious that his feet left the ground before the Croatian defender came over. It was probably less than half a second, but Ivan saw it.
If it was another referee, he might have directly awarded a free kick to Bo. However, the referee in this game was Irvin, a card-drawing maniac. He has been in the profession for only five or six years, but the number of cards he has drawn is as high as that of other referees who have been in the profession for decades.
The French team was furious. They went over again to ask for an explanation, but the 1-0 lead obviously did not reassure them.
They gathered around, even the guards came.
When forward Giroud saw Griezmann trying to get up, he quickly went over and "unnoticeably" pushed Griezmann down, and signaled to his teammates with his eyes to lie down and leave the justice for him to everyone.
Griezmann, who was pressed down: “…”
No, he knows he is wrong, and Ivan’s cards have been given to you, so what are you still arguing about?
Young player Varane saw the situation and knew it was going to be bad. He quickly tried to stop his teammates, but they were already shouting, "Anthony was clearly violated! Why did he get a yellow card?!"
"That's right! Why don't you take a look at the VAR? We have reason to suspect that you are targeting us!"
Varane: “…”
Griezmann: “…”
Shit, how can I say that? !
However, it was too late for them to stop it. Alvin's eyes turned cold and he directly took out the red card.
Mbappe wanted to run to pull Griezmann up: "..."
Commentators from various places: "..."
Fans around the world: “…”
All Croatian players turned into spectators:? ? ?
No, isn’t this referee really awesome? !
Giroud was confused, red card? For him?
Big brother! This is the World Cup final! What did he do to deserve the red card?
Ivan said directly, also through the headset to the backstage recording staff, and by the way said it to the whole world: "You don't respect the referee's penalty and insult my personality."
His words were indeed excessive. He showed disrespect for the referee and was unwilling to accept the penalty. In this case, FIFA made it clear that there would be no room for negotiation on the red card.
The commentator exclaimed: "In the first 25 minutes, Ivan had two yellow cards and one red card, all for the French team! I have to say, he is really bold!"
"However, through the slow motion, we can clearly see that Irwin's penalty was absolutely correct. He is the only referee in this World Cup who never needs to watch the VAR replay, but can make decisive, clear and accurate penalties without any mistakes!"
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