Star referee Collina admits curious mistakes

The 64-year-old confessed that he Brazil and Germany run longer left to get the ball.

“While the result of the result” whistled “

“At that time I whistled the game with 13 or 14 seconds late, Regardless of the resultto be sure that I held the ball in my hands, “said Collina of the daily newspaper The Republic. However, the idiosyncratic extension changed nothing: Germany lost 0: 2.

The Italian was one of the most famous referees in international football for many years. His part also had his striking bald head. He was also considered very strict.

Always in photos of the award ceremony with ball

In the interview, he also remembered how someone tried to see him after the final in the Japanese city of Yokohama at the award ceremony Ball abzuluchsen – without success. “In the photos of the ceremony I can always be seen with the ball in my hand.”

The final ball is now in one Fitness-Studioin which Collina is busy. From the final he also has the jerseys of the two Brazilians Ronaldo and Cafu as well as the jersey of Didi Hamann. Collina celebrates his 65th birthday on Thursday.