Famous Italian referee Pierluigi Collina thinks the rules for penalty kicks should be tweaked, specifically stopping the penalty taker from following up on a rebound if the goalkeeper saves it.

Former Italian referee Pierluigi Collina in the stadium during the Women's Champions League final match between FFC Frankfurt and Paris St. Germain in the Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark.

With issues from the grassroots to the professional game, Mr Collina is concerned the hatred aimed at referees is the "cancer that could kill football". The Italian, who presided over the 2002 ...

Collina officiated the 2002 World Cup Final, in which Brazil won 2-0 against Germany. “I have a collection that could make a football museum jealous,” said the ex-referee.