Friday, November 14, 2008

Q & A: Pierluigi Collina

It is not an exaggeration to say that Pierluigi Collina, 48, might be one of the most recognizable people in soccer — still. From his large, piercing eyes, his ready smile and his bald head (the result of a severe form of alopecia, which caused the permanent loss of all facial hair), the former referee from Italy emerged as perhaps the rarest of species during his 13-year career — an official respected, even revered, in nearly every corner of the soccer world.

Viareggio, Tuscany -- Collina's hometown, not Friedel's...

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