Facts about the legendary referee: Pierluigi Collina
The legendary referee Pierluigi Collina:
The only referee who had the VAR in his eyes. This referee could communicate in 4 languages on the field (French, Spanish, Italian and English). Before each game, he studied the game and the players of the teams he would lead and learned the names of the players.
Before each game, he studied the game and the players of the teams he would lead and learned the names of the players. During the 2002 World Cup final in Japan, Ronaldo gave him his shirt and the ball. The players from Brazil and Germany had congratulated him on his performance. Footballers had huge respect for him and even fear, just by his presence. He is also the only referee who has been on a video game jacket.