Mandatory Credit: Photo by Giacomo Morini/Shutterstock (12257148a) Pierluigi Collina (13 February 1960) is an Italian former football referee. He was named FIFA's "Best Referee of the Year" six consecutive times and is widely considered to be the greatest football referee of all time. Interview with Pierluigi Collina, Coverciano Training Center, Florence, Italy - 07 May 2013