Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleGiuliano Simeone is lining up for Argentina in their World Cup semi-final against England (AP)Giuliano Simeone is lining up for Argentina in their World Cup semi-final against England, reviving memories of a contentious past encounter. He is the son of Diego Simeone, who was involved in the infamous 1998 World Cup incident where David Beckham was sent off for kicking him. Beckham's red card in that match led to England's elimination from the tournament on penalties. Giuliano Simeone, a 23-year-old winger, plays under his father at Atletico Madrid and will be making only his second appearance in this World Cup. The semi-final match rekindles the deep-seated football rivalry between England and Argentina. In fullWho is Giuliano Simeone? Argentina forward whose father got David Beckham sent offMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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Argentina midfielder Diego Simeone was at the centre of the David Beckham red card drama which contributed to England's World Cup exit in 1998

Argentina and England meet at the World Cup for the sixth time, facing off in Wednesday's semifinal in Atlanta.

NEW YORK, July 13 : Antonio Rattin in 1966. Diego Maradona in 1986. David Beckham in 1998.The matches are the stuff of soccer legend. And on Wednesday, Argentina and England…

As England and Argentina prepare to meet in Atlanta, memories of the 1982 conflict, Diego Maradona and a rivalry unlike any other ensure this is about far more than football

The image of the national icon has been ever present through this World Cup, in banners and songs and memory. It adds a fresh layer to Wednesday’s semi-final

Soccer matches between the two countries are the stuff of legends, but this week they meet for the first time in a World Cup semi-final.

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Giuliano Simeone is the son of Diego Simeone, who provoked David Beckham’s red card in the 1998 World Cup last-16 clash between England and Argentina

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