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Referee Experiences with Messi and Ronaldo
the match. I got to referee Messi
when he won everything in 2009 in the Club World Cup final.
And? Is he as annoying as they say he is?
About 20 minutes,
into the match, and honestly, with Barcelona already losing 1-0,
he gets past two players, pushes the ball ahead, and dives in a
blatant simulation. Yes, yes, yes.
I blow for the foul and book him,
because, I tell you, you don't even realize who it is, and even if you did realize it was him,
it's still a card.
And he gets up in a rather defiant tone,
like, Why are you booking me? Because you dived. But why are you booking me?
Because you don't know who you're booking. No way he said that to you.
So, uh, the best player in the world, huh?
Well, it's clear to me that it's a yellow.
And then you don't know who is cautioning you. Who? The best referee in the world.
I got to referee the match between Brazil and Portugal,
where the captain of one team is Cristiano Ronaldo. Uh-huh.
A very complicated match, where they went out to kick each other, the star of that Brazil team,
Felipe Melo, who was sent off several times, and on the other side, well,
Cristiano Ronaldo, but with Pepe.
So, imagine, in 20 minutes, six yellow cards,
and at halftime, Cristiano Ronaldo started
telling me, 'Mister, we've already realized that you are heavy-handed,
because they already told us that Mexicans are heavy-handed.
In the second half we're going out, we don't want anyone sent off,
we understand, and we're going to play.'
There's even a shot there where he approaches and they say,
What is Armando saying to him?
Cristiano Ronaldo Armando Archundio, right? And that's what he tells me.
And the guy behaved during the second half,
there were only three fouls in total.
What you're telling me, Doctor,
is that Cristiano Ronaldo is a prince.
At least with me, I have nothing to say, and he leaves. Correctly.
They say he is extremely polite.
And let me tell you something, look, I don't want to drag Messi into this,
but up until this moment. No. We don't have
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Original transcript (Spanish)
el partido. Tocó dirigir a Messi cuando ganó todo en el dos mil nueve en la final del Mundial de Clubes. Y? Es tan pesado como dicen que es? Deja caer veinte minutos, iban del partido, que la verdad ya perdiendo Barcelona uno a cero,
se quita dos jugadores, se la larga la pelota y se tira por una simulación flagrante. Sí, sí, sí. Yo silbo la falta y lo amonesto, porque te digo, no te das cuenta ni quién es, y aunque haya sido él dándote cuenta, igual la tarjeta.
Y se levanta en un tono medio retador, es decir, me, Por qué me amonestas? Porque te tiraste. Pero, Por qué me amonestas? Porque tú no sabes a quién estás amonestando. Ah, no manches que te contestó. Entonces, este, el mejor jugador del mundo, Ah? Pues me queda claro, que es amarilla.
Y luego tú no sabes quién te está amonestando. Quién? El mejor árbitro del mundo. Me toca dirigirle el partido Brasil contra Portugal, donde el capitán de un equipo es Cristiano Ronaldo. Ajá. Partido muy complicado, donde salieron a darse de patadas, la figura de ese Brasil, Felipe Melo, que fue expulsado varias veces, y del otro lado, bueno,
Cristiano Ronaldo, pero con Pepe. Entonces, imagínense, en veinte minutos, seis tarjetas amarillas, y al medio tiempo se puso Cristiano Ronaldo, a decirme, mister, ya nos dimos cuenta que usted es de manita fuerte, porque ya nos dijeron que los mexicanos son de manita fuerte.
El segundo tiempo vamos a salir, no queremos expulsados, ya entendimos, y vamos a jugar. Incluso hay una toma ahí donde se acerca él y que dicen, Qué es lo que le dice Armando? Cristiano Ronaldo Armando Archundio, No? Y es lo que me me platica.
Y el tipo se comportó el segundo tiempo, no hubo más que tres faltas en todo. Lo que tú me estás diciendo, doctor. Es que Cristiano Ronaldo es un príncipe. Cuando menos conmigo no tengo nada que decir y se va. Correctamente.
Dicen que es educadísimo. Y les digo una cosa, miren, yo no les quiero arrastrar a Messi, pero hasta este momento. No. No tenemos
