The new initiative has been introduced by legendary official Pierluigi Collina, who is now chairman of the FIFA referees committee. The eight goals scored also added minutes to England's win ...

FIFA official Pierluigi Collina has reiterated his view that physical and verbal abuse against referees is a “cancer that may cost football its life” following an attack on Turkish referee ...

But there's a ton that goes into making sure World Cup referees don't get noticed, and the man responsible for bringing it all together is Pierluigi Collina, chairman of FIFA's referees committee ...

DOHA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Pierluigi Collina, Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee, said the reason for the rise in added time at the World Cup is that referees have been asked to calculate it ...

FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina has warned that the abuse match officials face at matches and online is "a cancer that could kill football." Collina told Sky TV that the problem exists ...

Speaking at a pre-tournament media briefing in Doha on Friday, FIFA referees committee chairman Pierluigi Collina showed journalists clips of foul play that will be punished with red cards at the ...

Legendary referee Pierluigi Collina believes penalty takers should be banned from scoring a rebound with the Italian keen for football’s Lawmakers to make a change to how spot kicks work.

Before it’s too late, before this cancer will kill football,” said Collina, chairman of FIFA’s Referees Committee. Meler sustained a slight fracture near his eye and was discharged from ...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The attack on a top Turkish referee this week was an example of the “cancer” that threatens to kill soccer, leading FIFA official Pierluigi Collina said on Wednesday.