Top 10 Greatest Referees in the History of Football
Football matches take place weekly , in days and in Months but what is much important , the decisions that were made during the matches and these duties are given by the Referees on the field , lines man to ensure about the foul on player or for any tackle challenge. Some referee’s made history by giving some fair decisions during the matches of football . Here is our pick of 10 referee’s who really change the football game due to their fair decisions.
| Referee’s | Country | League | Fifa Listed |
| Pierluigi Collina | Italy | Serie A | 1995–2005 |
| Howard Webb | United Kingdom | Premier League | 2005–2014 |
| Frank de Bleeckere | Belgium | Juptier League | 1998–2012 |
| Oscar Ruiz | Colombia | - | 1995–2011 |
| Pedro Proença | Portugal | Portuguese Liga | 2003 (Active) |
| Michel Vautrot | France | - | 1982 |
| Peter Mikkelsen | Denmark | - | 1990-1994 |
| Sandor Puhl | Hungary | NB I | 1988–2000 |
| Kim Milton Nielsen | Denmark | DBU | 1988-2005 |
| Markus Merk | Sweden | DFB | 2000 |
Pierluigi Collina : Italy : Age (54) :
Pierluigi Collina is known for his fair decisions in football . He worked hard and one of the fittest referee’s in football . He is selected for the Italian Football Hall of Fame in 2011 , he won 7 major Serie A awards for best referee . He is main leading person in the World cup finals . He was win’s 6 Awards “IFFHS’ World’s Best Referee of the Year”. He is main referee to see in the famous video games like (Fifa 2005 , PES 2004) due to his popularity.
Howard Webb : United Kingdom : Age (43) :
Howard Webb is one of the leading referee’s in the Premier League , he is selected for the Fifa World Cup 2014 last year where he proves his qualities as referee . He represent in England as match official . He mostly seen in the Premier League and according to sports site he is the richest (Premier league ) referee’s . He worked as Professional referee with Premier League from (2003–2014) and later retired. He is listed in the Referee’s list during 2005.
Frank De Bleeckere : Belgium : Age (48) :
Frank De Bleeckere is one of the top referee’s in Jupiler League from 1994 . From that period of time he covered number of matches as official and retire in 2012 . He listed among the best referee’s of all time in the football and he is become Fifa listed referee in 1998.
