Exclusive: ‘The emotion is doubled, it's not reduced’ — the world's most famous referee insists VAR hasn't killed the joy of World Cup goal celebrations
Pierluigi Collina retired more than 20 years ago, yet he remains the only match official most people on the planet could pick out of a line-up.
These days, the chairman of FIFA's referees committee runs officiating at the biggest sporting event ever staged, and when I met him at FIFA's Miami headquarters, home to the Technology Command Center that acts as the tournament's nerve centre, the famous stare was replaced with a smile.
The eve of the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina is a good time to look back at the tech at this year's tournament. For many fans, this has been the most contentious World Cup in history for officiating — quite a claim given previous tournaments served up the 'Hand of God', David Beckham's red card against Argentina in 1998, and Frank Lampard's 'ghost goal' against Germany in 2010.
So what does the 'world's best referee'...
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