Germany: Pierluigi Collina (FIFA) congratulates two referees for their reactions to racism

News Tank Football - Paris - News #409041 - Published on 26/08/25 at 16:35
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Pierluigi Collina, born 13/02/1960, chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee - ©  FIFA

"With your calm, determined and principled response to the racist insults, you sent a clear and unambiguous message: discrimination and hatred have absolutely no place in football," was the message sent by Pierluigi Collina (ITA), chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee, to two German referees, Max Burda and Cristian Ballweg, as reported by the...

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Pierluigi Collina, born 13/02/1960, chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee - ©  FIFA

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