ENGLAND legend Alan Shearer has admitted that he practically threw away Diego Simeone’s shirt from the notorious 1998 World Cup conflict with Argentina.
Shearer, now 53, began the France ’98 round-of-16 match which infamously noticed David Beckham get despatched of for kicking out at Simeone.
Alan Shearer has revealed he nearly threw away Simeone’s shirt from France ’98Credit score: Getty
David Beckham acquired despatched off in the course of the notorious conflict between England and Argentina for kicking out at Diego SimeoneCredit score: Reuters
He scored England’s first objective of the match, however the Three Lions went on to lose on penalties following a 2-2 draw.
The previous Newcastle striker has since revealed that he acquired Simeone’s shirt at full-time.
However he nearly threw it away when having a clear-out of his home.
Talking on The Relaxation is Soccer podcast, Shearer mentioned: “I’ve truly acquired Simeone’s shirt from that sport.
“I used to be transferring home a few years in the past and I mentioned to my son, ‘I don’t know what’s within the loft however I can’t rise up there now, you’re going to need to go up there for me’, and he got here down with two black bin luggage stuffed with outdated tops.
“I mentioned, ‘I’m simply going to chuck them’, as a result of I used to be annoyed, ‘simply chuck them in a skip, I don’t need them’. However he mentioned, ‘you’ll be able to’t chuck them out dad!’
“He went by way of all of them and Simeone’s high was in there and he’s acquired that now.
“Within the present local weather he’s in all probability sat on an absolute fortune, the best way tops are promoting these days.
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“I would ask for it again off of him now!”
Following the match, Simeone admitted that he over-reacted to Beckham’s kick to get him despatched off.
Beckham opened up concerning the aftermath of the incident, which noticed him face abuse from followers, in his new Netflix documentary collection.
He mentioned: “What I went by way of was so excessive. The entire nation hated me. Hated me.
“It modified my life. I felt very susceptible and alone. Wherever I went I acquired abuse each single day.
“Individuals have a look at you in a sure method, spit at you, abuse you, come as much as your face and say among the issues that they mentioned. That was tough.”