Referee is the final decision-making authority and the sole responsible person for enforcing the Laws of the Game during any football matches. According to FIFA’s instruction a referee with his two assistant referees should make the ultimate decision during the course of a match which players should abide by. Referees are trained in national camps affiliated by FIFA and each national organization recommends its top officials to FIFA for their final FIFA International Referees List. The yellow and red colored cards carried by the referee were introduced by former FIFA Referees’ Committee member Ken Aston, and was first used at 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. FIFA allows referees to wear jerseys among the five colors which are black, red, yellow, green and blue, but referees are required to wear black shorts, black socks during any game. Referees are first described in football by Richard Mulcaster in 1581 and since then they played a vital role in any match, and here is the list of Top 10 Greatest Football Referees in History.

1. Pierluigi Collina

Italian former football referee Pierluigi Collina served his terms as a FIFA listed referee from 1995 to 2005. He was named FIFA’s “Best Referee of the Year” a record six consecutive times and is widely regarded as the best referee of international football history. Collina is a current member of the UEFA Referees Committee and also serving his duty as a Chief of the Football Federation of Ukraine since July 5, 2010.


He persuaded his referee’s course way back in 1977 and was nicknamed Kojak for his distinctive bald look because of alopecia. After he officiated in 43 Series A matches, he was inducted into FIFA’s Referees List in 1995. Some of the best matches that he officiated was 2002 FIFA World Cup Final between Brazil and Germany, and 1999 UEFA Champions League Final between Bayern Munich and Manchester United.

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