Recently, when former South Korea international Lee Tianxiu participated in a show, he reviewed the 2002 World Cup headshot Maldini, and a beautiful referee present believed that he should be punished for that action.
The story of the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan is still talked about today. As the host, South Korea reached the top 4 with the help of the referee, and in the quarter-final against Italy, there were many incredible moments on the field.
Li Tianxiu's kick to Maldini's head also happened in that game, when Maldini and Li Tianxiu were both fighting in the penalty area. Maldini's shovel destroyed Li Tianxiu's intention to catch the ball, and then Li Tianxiu turned to the back of Martinho's head and kicked it, and the referee was indifferent in the face of such a bad behavior.
Years later, Lee Admitted to playing Maldini on purpose, "Those Italian players are arrogant, they have no one in sight, I feel that they look down on South Korean players, and my teammates have been kicked and injured." I kicked him, not because he was Maldini, but because he happened to be there. ”
Recently, Li Tianxiu served as a judge in a show to assess the beautiful referee Yin Baoxi (transliteration) with referee qualifications, and the program also released a video of Li Tianxiu kicking Maldini that year.
Yin Baoxi couldn't help but laugh several times while watching the video, but he was also shocked by this scene and answered honestly: "This action should be sent off, but the game process is very smooth, if the referee does not see this scene, he will not know what happened on the field." ”