Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens are joined by Pierluigi Collina to talk about refereeing and VAR at the coming 2022 World Cup, as well as the legendary referee’s own career highlights.
0:00 How World Cup referees are chosen
7:37 VAR at the World Cup
11:49 Refereeing at the World Cup
19:02 Choosing the right ref for the right game
22:24 Why do domestic leagues not use foreign refs?
25:58 Should refs explain their decisions?
31:43 Lessons learned from 2018 World Cup
36:32 Refereeing standards around the world
39:01 Fighting time wasting
43:39 Psychological pressure on referees
50:03 Refereeing a World Cup final
54:24 Changes in refereeing over the years
1:05:30 Refereeing the 1999 UCL final
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By ESPN FC
November 17, 2022