8. The Best Referee
“He wasn’t a footballer, but Pierluigi Collina was; in my opinion, the scariest person on a football pitch. One of the greatest refs since I’ve started watching football, Derphighbury wrote. Collina is one of world soccer’s greatest referees. While he never played the game, he established a high profile in his own right because of his intimidating and distinctive presence on the field.

He suffered from alopecia which actually benefited his career because it made him one of the most visible figures on the soccer pitch. Meanwhile, Collina had an extremely strong character. One incident from Euro 2000 sums him up because he went head-to-head with the Czech Republic’s Tomas Repka. In sum, Collina didn’t blink and pushed the angry defender away.