Who is the most respected referee?

Pierluigi Collina (Italian pronunciation: [ˌpjɛrluˈiːdʒi kolˈliːna]; born 13 February 1960) is an Italian former football referee. He was named FIFA’s “Best Referee of the Year” six consecutive times and is widely considered to be the best football referee of all time.

Who is the most paid referee?

Brad Allen and Walter Anderson are the highest-paid NFL referees for the 2020-21 season.

Who is the best referee in 2021?

Men’s winners

Are the referee’s the biggest problem with FIFA?

In recent years, especially after last years World Cup, the referee’s have become one of the biggest problems that FIFA chooses not to acknowledge (granted, there are many problems that FIFA chooses not to acknowledge). While no one is perfect, there have been several high profile mistakes by referee’s that have come in big matches.

Who was wronged by Korea during the 2002 World Cup?

Italy and Spain were not the only team to be apparently wronged by Korea during the 2002 World Cup. In their final group game against Portugal, the co-hosts continually appeared to win favours from the referee as they won 1-0, thus eliminating the Europeans. Was it over the line or not?

What was the dullest World Cup final of all time?

In the Rome showpiece against West Germany, the holders had again ridden their luck in arguably the dullest final of all time. But they were then undone by the referee in the closing stages. First Pedro Monzon became the first player in history to be red carded in a World Cup final after a clear dive by Jurgen Klinsmann on his challenge.

Who was the first red carded in a World Cup Final?

First Pedro Monzon became the first player in history to be red carded in a World Cup final after a clear dive by Jurgen Klinsmann on his challenge. Then, with five minutes remaining, the Germans were awarded a penalty when Rudi Voller went down far too easily in the box.