The football bounced up in front of Kaka. It was a long pass from the backfield. Kaka got ready to top the football with a header when the ball was at an appropriate height, and then used speed to break through George Wood.
As soon as he was about to poke his head out, he felt a gust of wind sweep past his forehead.
Wood, who ran past from the side, leapt and swung his leg to kick the football into the air.
The two men collided into each other and the referee whistled to signal that Wood had lifted his leg too high, which was considered a threatening action. He awarded AC Milan a free kick in the front field.
Wood felt wronged. It was true that the average person would not lift his leg to that height, but the football was at that height. What could he do? He could not do nothing and watch Kaka use his head to top the football off, right? That way, if he wanted to successfully stop him, he could only tackle the ball.
