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	Pierluigi Collina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pierluigi Collina (born 13 February 1960 in Bologna, Italy) is a financial advisor and was widely regarded as one of the world's best football referees before retiring in August 2005.
		Unusually, he was chosen as the cover figure for the popular video game Pro Evolution Soccer 3, at a time when football games had come to almost exclusively feature players and managers on their covers; in addition, he appeared as an "unlockable" referee in the rival game FIFA 2005.
		Although Collina is closely identified with football, his favourite sports club plays basketball.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pierluigi_Collina (640 words)

	primo piano (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Pierluigi Collina has been designated to referee the World Cup final between Brazil and Germany, scheduled for Sunday, at 1:00 pm, at the Yokohama stadium.
		Pierluigi Collina was born in Bologna on February 13, 1960.
		Collina received a college degree in Business Administration with the highest grades and began his career in 1977: in 1991, he became a C.A.N. referee and on December 15, 1991, refereed his first A series match (Verona-Ascoli).
	www.figc.it /versione_inglese/frameset/archivio_notizie/archivio_giugno_2002/collina_270602/main_notizia_primo_piano.htm (414 words)

	TSN.ca - Print Story - Canada's Sports Leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Collina, recognizable for his bald head, acknowledged that he was wrong to accept the sponsorship, saying the mistake had ended a 28"year refereeing career.
		Collina had been granted an exemption to continue refereeing in Italy this season, even though he reached the league's age limit of 45 in February.
		Collina was also the subject of a spat at the 2002 World Cup, when he appeared in an advertisement for German sportswear manufacturer Adidas.
	www.tsn.ca /tools/print_story.asp?id=134913 (324 words)

	Final Whistle for Star Referee - New York Times
		Pierluigi Collina was very close to tears when he made his abrupt retirement announcement on Monday.
		Collina, completely bald since he was struck by alopecia 17 years ago, has remained in fashion for a full decade at the top of his game.
		Collina, over here, give us your autograph!" It was done with an air of mixed resignation and pride at the celebrity that all referees, all judges, pretend they do not covet.
	www.nytimes.com /iht/2005/08/31/sports/IHT-31soccer.html (940 words)

	euro 2004 - Collina bows out of international football
		Pierluigi Collina refereed the last international match of his career when he took control of the Euro 2004 semi-final between the Czech Republic and Greece.
		Collina may be too old for UEFA and FIFA's liking, but he has been consistently linked with a role officiating matches in the English Premiership.
		Collina combines his globe-trotting career with part-time work as a financial consultant in his home town of Viareggio on Italy's Ligurian coast, where he lives with wife Gianna and his two daughters, Francesca and Carolina.
	www.abc.net.au /soccer/euro/2004/content/s1145512.htm (522 words)

	BBC - Devon Sport - Pierluigi Collina has been asked to referee a pre-season friendly at Dawlish Town
		Pierluigi Collina was born on 13th February 1960 in Bologna.
		The struggling South Devon club - who were relegated last season - have asked Collina to referee one of their games, and have even offered to pay all his expenses and put him up in a five star hotel.
		Collina, 44, is widely regarded as the best ref in the world.
	www.bbc.co.uk /devon/sport/2004/july/collina.shtml (631 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 World Cup - World Soccer: Pierluigi Collina World Cup Profile - Monday April 08, 2002 03:27 PM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Collina's only problem in picking up the biggest matches is one of the very factors that enhances his profile -- he is Italian.
		Collina believes, probably with more than a little inside knowledge, that the focus in South Korea and Japan will be on violent play in general -- though he is always cautiously diplomatic about his own standpoint.
		Collina does not subscribe to the apologist theory that paying fans have a right to express their opinions any way they choose.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/2002/world_cup/players/collina_profile_ws (828 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Collina to be honoured at eircom awards
		Former FIFA Referee, Pierluigi Collina, is to receive the International Personality Award at the 16th eircom International Soccer Awards on Sunday 26 February.
		Collina began refereeing in 1977 and graduated to the FIFA Panel in 1995.
		Collina refereed the Republic of Ireland V Yugoslavia Euro 2000 qualifier at Lansdowne Road on 1st September 1999.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2005/1115/collina.html?rss (156 words)

	Tonight - The Rules of the Game - Pierluigi Collina
		He's one of the beautiful game's most recognisable faces, but Pierluigi Collina believes it's the players, not the men in the middle, who should be in the spotlight.
		Collina's written this book like he sets out to direct any 90 minutes on the pitch: with as little controversy as possible.
		Collina's mental and physical preparation for any match is on a par with the 22 players who take the field.
	www.tonight.co.za /index.php?fSectionId=439&fArticleId=261359 (497 words)

	Pierluigi Collina Fanlisting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This is the approved fanlisting of the former Italian football referee, Pierluigi Collina.
		Collina refereed in the Italian Serie A as well as at national level.
		Collina had a good relationship with the players as he earned respect from them.
	www.freewebs.com /collinafans/about.html (188 words)

	Referee Pierluigi Collina lines up with his two assistants
		If you're part of a refereeing team taking charge of a local game this weekend, and one of you is having an off-day – try not to get angry or frustrated with your colleague – remember that he is your team-mate for the match.
		A referee at the summit of his trade – Italy's Pierluigi Collina, who officiated this sumer’s FIFA World Cup final – emphasises that "togetherness" is also a crucial aspect of the refereeing team’s armoury.
		Try to remember Collina's words if you are the man in the middle or holding the flag on the touchline this weekend.
	www.drcdurham.ca /htm/sticking_together.htm (583 words)

	Vauxhall News \| Pierluigi Collina stars in Vectra and Signum TV campaign
		The man who awarded the penalty that took England to victory against Argentina in the 2002 FIFA World Cup is set to take a different kind of control in the run up to the next championship, as the distinctive face of Vauxhallâ€™s New Vectra and New Signum.
		Regarded as the greatest football referee in the world, Pierluigi Collina has blown the whistle on his international career, and is set to find a different kind of fame as he takes control behind the wheel in a new series of TV and press advertisements beginning on
		Thanks to his unforgettable appearance, Collina is forever etched in the memory of most football fans.
	www.easier.com /view/News/Motoring/Vauxhall/article-28484.html (341 words)

	uefa.com - UEFA Cup - News & Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Italy's Pierluigi Collina is to referee the UEFA Cup final between Valencia CF and Olympique de Marseille at the Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg on Wednesday.
		Collina took charge of the 2002 FIFA World Cup final between Germany and Brazil in Yokohama, the 1999 UEFA Champions League final between Manchester United FC and FC Bayern München in Barcelona, and the 1996 Olympic Games final between Nigeria and Argentina in Athens, United States.
		Collina's most recent match in UEFA club competitions was the Champions League semi-final between RC Deportivo La Coruña and FC Porto.
	www.uefa.com /competitions/UEFACup/news/Kind=1/newsId=179923.html (311 words)

	uefa.com - Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		When Pierluigi Collina announced last month that he was to stop refereeing, European football bade a sad farewell to one of its most charismatic and popular figures.
		Collina: I had the honour to referee many great matches so it is very difficult for me to say one above the other, but probably the FIFA World Cup final in 2002, because of the importance a World Cup final has, probably a lot more than any other match I refereed.
		Collina: Sometimes television shows something that no one has seen on the field, but sometimes television doesn't show something you have seen on the field and this makes the job more difficult.
	www.uefa.com /magazine/news/Kind=16/newsId=341185.html (815 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Football \| World Cup 2006 \| Pierluigi Collina index
		In the end we plumped for Magda Szopa's dream about hairstyles, a flight of fancy that wins Magda a T-shirt of her choice from World Chico Online Store and a DVD of The History of England (the football team, that is).
		"In an interview Pierluigi Collina was once asked which player he admires most," recalls Magda Szopa in Vienna.
		The thought of turning Pierluigi into a pitiless monster is entirely understandable.
	football.guardian.co.uk /gallery/0,8555,1245587,00.html (632 words)

	CNN.com - Referee Collina to retire in 2005 - Jan. 19, 2004
		Collina, praised for his handling of the 2002 World Cup final between Brazil and Germany after a tournament plagued by refereeing controversy, is set for his international swansong at Euro 2004.
		Collina has the reputation of a no-nonsense official who has often been handed difficult matches, most recently England's fractious Euro 2004 qualifier with Turkey.
		Collina, a multi-lingual financial consultant with a degree in economics, started playing soccer as a teenager and admits to being shown the red card once or twice.
	www.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/football/01/19/collina.retirement.reut (438 words)

	football-books.com - The Rules of the Game, by Pierluigi Collina
		ON JUNE 30, 2002, Pierluigi Collina officiated over Brazil and Germany in the World Cup Final.
		This vantage point makes Collina well-placed to comment on the game, on the stars, the media and the matches he has overseen, including England's world cup victory over Argentina and Manchester United's dramatic treble-winning European Cup Final.
		Collina describes how it feels to make a difficult decision, the pressures from the crowd and the players while taking us through the most important, and significant, matches he has refereed.
	www.football-books.com /collina.html (156 words)

	SPORTS - SOCCER - Comcast.net
		ROME - Pierluigi Collina, the world's most widely recognized soccer referee, is turning in his whistle because of a business conflict.
		Collina had received an exemption to referee in Italy this season, even though he reached the league's age limit of 45 in February.
		During a 28-year career, Collina officiated the finals of the 1996 Olympics, the 1998-99 Champions League, the 2002 World Cup and last season's UEFA Cup.
	www.comcast.net /sports/soccer/index.jsp?cat=SOCCER&fn=/2005/08/29/210197.html (334 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Rules of the Game: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Pierluigi collina is one of the, if not the best referee in the world.
		It is the autobiography, not Collina's version of the rules of football (soccer).
		Pierluigi Collina will always be known for being 'that scary bald ref'.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0330418726 (1178 words)

	SI.com - Writers - Frank Deford: Would anyone visit a referee hall of fame? - Wednesday September 21, 2005 1:09PM
		Pierluigi Collina was an Italian league and international soccer referee for nearly 20 years before his abrupt retirement in August.
		Collina owns rich endorsement contracts, and when he turned 45 this year, the age at which Italian referees are arbitrarily put out to pasture, Collina was given a waiver.
		The authorities told Pierluigi he still could work the minor leagues, but he told them to take a hike.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2005/writers/frank_deford/09/20/refs (570 words)

	Gameplanet Forums - PES3 boxart features infamous ref Pierluigi Collina
		Collina has been selected as he is synonymous with the game and is known and respected by football fans all over the globe.
		Pierluigi Collina was born in Viareggio in Italy in 1960 and after a flirtation as a player and following national service, pursued a full-time career as a financial advisor before taking up refereeing part-time.
		With such a strong pedigree, we are naturally delighted that Mr Collina has agreed to front the packaging for a football game that shares so many of his traits.
	www.gpforums.co.nz /showthread.php?threadid=182730 (1007 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| Collina retires from refereeing
		Opel, who also sponsor AC Milan, were to pay Collina £545,000 per year and the FIGC told Collina he would only be able to referee second division games.
		Collina, who has been voted the world's best referee five times, took charge of the 2002 World Cup final between Brazil and Germany.
		He was due to retire in the summer but the Italian football association extended the maximum age for referees to 46 to accommodate him for a further year.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/football/4194784.stm (230 words)

	CNN.com - Rule change could see Collina back - Jun 27, 2005
		As Collina turned 45 in February he would be able to referee in Serie A and in Europe all of next season before being forced to retire in June, 2006.
		But a FIFA spokesman, Andreas Herren, said that Collina would not be able to referee in the finals as FIFA's age limit is based on the calendar year.
		Collina is currently on the international list of referees but will be too old to be included in the next list which will be drawn up in December.
	edition.cnn.com /2005/SPORT/football/06/27/italy.collina (392 words)

	Collina to Ref Powder Keg Game! \|\| 50 Years Over 100 Years - Unofficial Chelsea F.C. News and Views
		Collina was born in Bologna, Italy on 13th February 1960 and is a Financial Adviser by profession.
		In Collina's teenage years he played as central defender for a local team and in 1977 he was persuaded to try out on a referee's course by a close friend.
		Collina will need all of his experience, guile, humour and maybe eyes in the back of that shining bowling ball head of his, to keep this game from boiling over.
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s379/st68442.htm (677 words)

	TIMEeurope Magazine \| UEFA Euro 2004
		For more than 20 years, Collina, a 44-year-old financial adviser from Bologna, has deployed his ferocious gaze and slightly scary smile in an increasingly prestigious range of matches, including the 1999 Champions League final, the 2002 World Cup final, and May's UEFA Cup final.
		Collina's work has made him emblematic of the state of refereeing: respected for his fearlessness and command on the field, he is central to the debate about whether today's refs are quite as good as today's players.
		Fans of Olympique Marseilles are still complaining about Collina's dismissal of their goalkeeper, Fabien Barthez, in the UEFA Cup final against Valencia, who went on to win 2-0.
	www.time.com /time/europe/euro2004/collina.html (666 words)

	Pierluigi Collina on the AardvarkSport.net Sports Forum
		Pierluigi Collina, 43, is to be recognised with an honorary doctorate from the University of Hull.
		Mr Collina will be presented with an Honorary Doctor of Science degree by Dr David Sewell, dean of the university's Faculty of Science, at Hull City Hall in July 2004.
		Dr Sewell said: "We believe Pierluigi Collina brings a range of skills to the science of refereeing, including detailed knowledge of his subject matter, objectivity and fairness and the ability to make rapid decisions based on evidence - such as events on the field.
	aardvarksport.net /chat/viewtopic.php?t=616&... (254 words)

	Bald to the bone on Find other people with Alopecia Universalis on 43 Things (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Collina, a 45-year-old financial adviser, said of his conspicuous pate, which has led to his being called everything from Nosferatu in fl shorts to soccer’s bald beacon.
		Collina, dressed in dark jeans and a fl sweater, sat for a light lunch of pasta and pears before his training session on a recent afternoon.
		Collina is biased and say he has cost their team matches and championships.
	www.43things.com /entries/view/699 (2681 words)

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