JAKARTA - There are three players who are made into a movie in the title "The Three Musketeers". It is part of the "History of Football" series, which is worked on by sponsors Hyundai and FIFA. Ronaldo (Brazil), David Beckham (England) and Zinedine Zidane (France).
The story of the pieces of the 1998 FIFA World Cup events is very beautiful, melodramatic and legendary. The two-hour story is phenomenal, ending with a statement, the commentator, that they are "The Kings of Planet Football".
Ronaldo NazarioRonaldo, is a player who helped Brazil, won the 4th title in 1994. However, throughout the 7 matches Brazil reached the final, Ronaldo was never dropped by Carlos Alberto Parreira as his coach. Because at that time, Ronaldo was only 17 years old. However, four years later, Ronaldo, is the most expensive player in the world, when he was 21 years old.
Either it's called a conspiracy? Either because it was premeditated, so that France would become world champions, as the 7th country, who had ever won the World Cup, after Uruguay, Italy, Argentina, Brazil, Germany and England? Either, because the gossip spread, that the Brazilian national team management sold the World Cup to France. In fact, Brazil failed to become world champions for the 5th time.
Ronaldo was then in a state of stomach cramps. In fact, when he was at the hospital when he was escorted by Roberto Carlos, his roommate at the Chateau de Grande Romaine, the Brazilian headquarters ahead of the final match. He was visited by Edmundo, Ronaldo's substitute striker, "I pulled Ronaldo's tongue that almost came out," said Edmundo.
According to the story "History of Football", 1998 was a very contrasting year with the previous years. Namely, as the year, which entered modern football, where television and sponsors, contributed to building the squad of the selected country, to be ready to be the campium of the inter-country championship - the World Cup (World Cup) and the European Cup (EURO).
Until there, the nongo - Ronaldo Nazario's attraction, with a Nike costume - blue - green and yellow, swaying among a crowd of people, and passing the plane that was taking off, and Ronaldo's super genius attraction.
Even to this day Nike will never be able to, in the ranks of FIFA's official sponsors, as long as Adidas remains the main choice, for a long-term contract, every twenty-five years extended. That is, if at that time Nike forced the Brazilian national team, it could not win, because Adidas used by the French national team wanted to win, then the conclusion is very reasonable, in a conspiracy" which is caimik when built by FIFA.
There was an important event, ahead of the final match between France and Brazil. That, about 30 minutes Brazil has not yet practiced and come out of the locker room. Youri Djorkaeff, the French midfielder, dared to come out of the locker room, heading to the Brazilian dressing room, while knocking on the door. "Ronnie, are you okay," shouted Djofkaeff, Ronaldo's best friend at Inter Milan at the time. "I'm okay," Ronaldo replied briefly.
Gary Lineker, former England striker, and World Cup 1986 top scorer, while commenting on ITV, one of the World Cup broadcast rights owners, in his statement, also wondered,
"What's up with Ronaldo?" Because the issues and gossip that developed, leading up to the final, were very confusing. And, 1.7 billion pairs of eyes, who were ready to watch the live broadcast, were confused and blind to the information that developed around the Brazilian national team.
From the stories and rumors that are circulating, the Brazilian headquarters - the Chateau de Grande Romaine, has a story inhabited by 100 ghosts. Also, there is a story that Ronaldo, was used or was cursed by a French shaman. It is also rumored that Ronaldo the day before appearing in the final was drugged by an unknown person.
What's even crazier is that the story is that Ronaldo is under a lot of stress, as a result of Nike's sponsorship request, not to be the main striker, when facing the final, against the host France. However, hundreds of Brazilian media have already accused with big letters, that "The Brazilian Team Sold the World Cup".
David BeckhamIn 1998, his name, was a very sensational football player. Handsome, playing at Manchester United, has a world-class free kick, and every move is always in the spotlight of all the world's mainstream media. The point is, David Beckham is the "king of celebrities", and became one of the squad of the England national team at the 1998 World Cup.
When he started dating Victoria Adams in early 1997, Beckham's name was already a hot topic. Understandably, the woman he was dating was the most glamorous volalis, as the "Posh Spice" of the pop music group "Spice Girls".
When Beckham proposed, January 24, 1998 at a restaurant in Cheshunt, England, the world was in a frenzy. Almost all the world's "paparazzi" tried to steal all the scenes of these two British celebrities.
However, at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, David Beckham was considered not in top condition, so Gleen Hoddle, the England coach, did not put Beckham in the first match against Tunisia. The press atmosphere in France was uneasy and confused. Why didn't Hoddle give Beckham a place?
It was against Romania that Beckham was brought on in the 32nd minute, and then Michael Owen. Two world-class English idols, at the time. And, against Colombia in the final game, Beckham scored a beautiful goal, his specialty, a free kick.
Entering the "16 Besar" round, facing Argentina, June 20, 1998, the disaster came. Beckham, dropped by Diego Simeone, minute 47. In that fallen position, Beckham according to Kim Milton Nielsen, the Danish referee deliberately tripped Simeone, so he immediately fell. The referee, immediately gave a red card to Beckham. And, the "hooligans" supporters and the English officials were angry and angry. At that time, the position was still 2 - 2.
England's failure to qualify for the "big eight" was immediately written in large letters by all British media who were accustomed to being fierce and sadistic. That, Beckham was the cause of England's downfall to advance to the next round, after losing the penalty shootout against Argentina.
Beckham will be killed, his house will be burned, and the point is that Beckham is the mastermind behind England's failure. When he got off the plane, Beckham was insulted, mocked and insulted. And, Beckham was really frustrated. In fact, a year before England failed in France, there was also a tragic event, leaving Lady Diana in Paris.
Zinedine ZidaneAnother Ronaldo, another Beckham, and of course another condition of Zinedine Zidane, with the French national team. It's just that the condition of the French state at that time was that there was no enthusiasm from the citizens, all indifferent ducks as hosts.
Riots, demonstrations, and poverty plague France. Racism is the most crucial and very terrible problem in all the "suburban" areas of major cities in France.
Aimé Jacquet, as coach of the French national team, was sued and asked by French officials not to call players who were not originally French. The leader of the National Front Party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, was the culprit, because the issue of immigrants emerged, then connected with the condition of poverty in France. In fact, Le Pen did not hesitate to attack the French national team squad at that time.
Youri Djorkaeff, an Armenian immigrant who was a forward for the French national team, said, "I'm more French than Jean-Marie Le Pen," he said angrily. Marcel Desailly, an immigrant from Ghana, actually insulted Le Pen in return.
"France can be great, if it adopts some of the multicultural country," he said. On the other hand, Christian Karembeu, who is from New Caledonia, the Caribbean, sneered at Le Pen, as a dwarf and a bloon.
Meanwhile, Zidane, who is of Algerian descent, seems destined to be a quiet man, not talkative, and always acts very "njawani". Two years earlier, when the national team squad was formed, Zidana was still 21 years old, so his name was only included in the reserve squad, while playing the EURO 1996 qualifiers, in England, and failing to reach the final round.
France, still inhabited by the original French faces, such as Eric Cantona, Robert Pires, Laurent Blanc, David Ginola, Christophe Dugarry, Bixente Lizarazu and Didier Deschamps.
However, when Aimé Jacquet built the "multicultural" French team, almost no French citizens and French political leaders accepted and supported it. Aimé Jacquet, considered "ndableg", is firm and consistent with his stance, namely choosing non-French, such as Lilian Thuram, Marcel Desaily, Youry Djorkaeff, Christian Karembeu "young guns" David Trezeguet (Argentina). And, mixed with the original French, such as Fabien Barthez. Bixente Lizarazu, Laurent Blanc, Emmanuel Petit and Thierry Henry.
In the first match against South Africa, Zidane did not play optimally, so he was replaced by Alain Boghossian, minute 73. And, when facing Saudi Arabia, the second match of Group C, Zinedine Zidane received a red card in the 71st minute.
Automatically, in the 3rd match against Denmark, he couldn't play. However, when facing Paraguay in the "16 Besar", Aimé Jacquet did not dare to put Zidane down, fearing that his mental state was still unstable, due to the red card.
Entering the "8 Besar" round, facing Italy and then facing Croatia in the semifinals, Zidane was in the starting 90-minute squad. However, Zidane was only a solid midfield general, distributing his assists. So France qualified for the final against Brazil.
There are words from Emmanuel Petit that give Zidane spirit, "Football can change my life forever, if France is world champion, even against Brazil, as a super favorite team."
Meanwhile, Djorkaeff also made a statement imitating Nelson Mandela, "Football can change the fate of a nation." Meanwhile, Christian Karembeu made a comment, "Even though I'm not French, I'll be a real Frenchman, after winning the world cup," he said.
The peak, July 12, 1998 - the Saint-Denis stadium in France, gave witnesses the ability and a trace of history, to France, through two spectacular goals from Zinidine Zidane and Emmanuel Metit, while France. Only playing with 10 players, after Marcel Desailly was sent off by the Moroccan referee, Belqola Said.
At its peak, for the first time, France won the 1998 FIFA World Cup title, along with six other countries. Zinedine Zidane was made an "icon" and the mascot of the French "multicultural" team.
"It's time for us to unite," commented Jacques Chirac, the French president, welcoming the French national team at the presidential palace. And, at that time, all races, tribes, cultures and religions in all French cities, as if they were first-class French citizens.
It's true what Djorkaeff said, that football can change social, cultural and political conditions, after the country became world champion. And, Zidane was made a symbol of anti-establishment, as a French hero.
Real MadridThe story of "The Three Musketeers" has an anticlimactic screen path that is really very interesting.
When the story of Ronaldo, Beckham and Zidane as the maestro of the short film "The Kings of Planet Football". Namely, when Ronaldo ended his life's path, as a hero, when he became the determinant of Brazil winning the 2002 FIFA World Cup, for the fifth time.
David Beckham, happy when he took revenge, after successfully scoring a goal through a penalty against Argentina, Pablo Cavallero, as the only goal, in the group stage of F, at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, South Korea-Japan, while still being supported by Diego Simeone. Meanwhile, Zidane ended his career, it was closed with a very embarrassing "shame", when he hit Marco Materazzi's chest, minute 110. Even though, at that time the score was 1 - 1, scored by both players. Zidane minute 7, and Materazzi minute 19.
However, the three world football maestros, namely Ronaldo, Zidane and Beckham reunited, namely the three of them strengthened Real Madrid from 2003/04 to the 2005/06 season. It is the trail of the phenomenal history of "The Three Musketeers" which is a symbol of modern football in the early 21st century as "The Kings o Planet Football" of the 21st century.
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