There were crooked calls even on the international stage.
Especially during the Korea-Japan World Cup. The calls were so blatantly biased it was hard to watch.
Referee Breno's repeated crooked calls helped South Korea, a team that was only third-rate at the time, eliminate Italy and reach the semifinals.
The audience had cursed him fiercely, and the controversy had sparked widespread public outcry. Yet after that match, Breno continued to officiate.
That was because unless a crooked call was too obvious or too egregious, it was generally difficult to prove.
After all, referees were human too, and they made mistakes now and then. So when a referee made a bad call, it was hard to tell whether it had been deliberate or accidental.
Breno went on to officiate several more controversial matches without consequence.
It wasn't until years later, when FIFA had finally had enough of his behavior, that they hit him with a hefty fine.
Only then did Breno vanish from international competitions.
Years later, he was jailed for carrying an illegal substance, and all of Italy celebrated.
As you could see, crooked calls were hardly unusual on the international stage.
At that moment, it was impossible to tell whether the three referees on the court were acting deliberately or not, but several of their calls had favored Japan.
With three minutes left in the first quarter, China Team called a timeout.
As they came off the court, Zhao Rui looked furious. "The referee's making crooked calls, damn it! He's so fucking biased. The Japanese must be his real father!"
Pang Bo shook his head and said angrily, "We can't fucking play like this. The referee keeps favoring Japan."
Zhou Qi had seen this kind of thing before. All he could do now was shake his head helplessly.
Wang