There are few referees in football history who have left their mark on the game as strongly as Pierluigi Collina. The no-nonsense Italian was a commanding figure wherever he travelled and his serious and strict approach when dealing with players on the field of play made him one of the most respected officials in the game. Collina was in charge of some of the biggest matches in the game and he was also FIFA's best referee for six successive years. At the end of his career, UEFA appointed him head of referees on the continent. The 56-year-old was in Malta last weekend as special guest of The World in 2017 business conference, organised by The Economist. This was not his first visit to the islands as in the run-up to the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea he was part of a selected group of match officials who conducted a short training camp here. "This is the first time that I had a chance to tour this beautiful country," Bologna-born Collina told The Sunday Times of Malta. "Valletta is a great city. I was impressed with the beauty of St John's Cathedral in particular. I want to visit this place again." At first, Collina played soccer for a local team in Bologna but in 1977...
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