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Pierluigi Collina

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Pierluigi Collina is the referees' chief who created a training hub for the World Cup officials.

Notable Quotes

"decisions should serve as justice - for both teams."
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"The goal we want to achieve is to increase the tempo of the match."
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"The objective is to eliminate, as much as possible, the disruption of the tempo of the match."
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"Although keeping a position is not a foul per se, when an attacking player is not interested in the ball and deliberately moves, even marginally, with the clear intention of obstructing opponents' movement and prevents him from defending, then referees, and VAR when needed, should carefully analyse the incident and intervene."
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"If the goal is illegal, then Arsenal won't be English champions."
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"that narrative can lead to threats against a referee's family."
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