Pierluigi Collina News, Pictures & Buzz

Exclusive: Leading brain scientist questions 'expert group' in charge of football's concussion reform  Telegraph.co.uk

Sobers, Hinds named on Fifa's referees list for new 'gender-neutral' officiating era  Wired868

An ode to Tomas Repka at West Ham: The angriest footballer in history  PlanetFootball

Nicchi: 'Referees were heroic'  Football Italia

Renowned ex-referee Colina names Osei Kuffour's Bayern Munich 99 UCL defeat against Man Utd as his greatest game  Ghanasoccernet.com

VAR "light" concept taking shape  FIFA.com

Report: Everton hope to sell academy graduate this week; player said he wants to go  HITC - Football, Gaming, Movies, TV, Music

Factbox: Q&A on the Premier League's problems with the handball law  Reuters UK

Premier League facing another season of 'armpit offsides'  FM104

Nigerians reflect on Super Eagles' 1996 Olympics victory in Atlanta  ESPN

How effective has VAR been during its first Premier League season?  Yahoo Eurosport UK

Collina: Our goal is to have consistency by VARs  FIFA.com

Referees, VAR finding it difficult to admit own errors  Premium Times

Collina on VAR: “In five years we’ve gone from zero to having it in all main competitions”  AS English

Premier League lose control of VAR and impact on Man United, Liverpool and Burnley  Accrington Observer

Fifa gains control of VAR rulings | Sport  The Times

Pierluigi Collina Outlines Mission For Uniform Global Use Of VAR  The18

Collina: 'Rules clarified, not modified'  Football Italia

Everton vs Villarreal: Remember the 2005 Champions League heartbreak?  Squawka

Pierluigi Collina says Manchester United’s 1999 comeback against Bayern Munich was ‘the ultimate final in the  talkSPORT.com

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Since he left, things are not the same.

UEFA referee chief, Pierluigi Collina has proposed a new injury rule which will see a player who caused an injury temporarily removed from the match while the injured player is being treated. Collina revealed that the proposal would be put forward to the International Football Association Board (IFAB) at the start of next year. The highly respected retired referee stated that the current practice where a player who injures an opposing player is only cautioned but remains on the pitch while the injured player receives treatment was unfair. "We're going to propose this new rule to IFAB, whereby the player who causes the injury temporarily leaves the pitch as long as the injured player is being treated off the park. Maybe in the future we could tell the player who committed the foul to leave the field as well, and they both enter the field together, when the other player is ready. "The current system isn't fair. The player who commits the foul is only cautioned and stays on the pitch while the team with the injured player is left a man down. It effectively gives an advantage to the other team,” Collina said during a UEFA meeting in Turin. Collina said the proposal only concerned fouls deemed "dangerous" and worthy of a yellow card. _____________________________________________________________________________ What are your thoughts on this? I personally agree.

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And who is the worst? It came to my attention that a certain Norwegian was refereeing last night and I pray that all Fiorientina fans will feel how Chelsea fans and Italian fans felt when he was officiating. Is there REALLY any GOOD REFEREE? The standard has dropped, I must say. *Bonus - Who is better, Fabianski or Alumunia?!!!

Roberto Rosetti the coolest referee ever! http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0f4S6JxfAXg6M/610x.jpg Marco NO he wasnt! :P Whatever you say Craig Williams :| *rolls eyes* OKay fine fine he was! :P