The Guardian · sport

Kim Milton Nielsen’s 1998 memories: ‘Hey, you are the man who sent off Beckham’

In an extract from a new book, the Danish former referee recalls sending off the England midfielder for his infamous kick on Diego Simeone At half-time on 30 June 1998, Kim Milton Nielsen stepped into the changing room…

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