The IFFHS (International Federationo of Football History and Statistics) released their anual Top 25 list of the World's best referees:
1. Roberto Rosetti ------- Italia
2. Lubos Michel ------ Slovensko
3. Frank De Bleeckere --- Belgique
4. Massimo Busacca ----- Switzerland
5. Herbert Fandel -------- Germany
6. Peter Fröjdfeldt ------ Sweden
7. Manuel González ------- Spain
8. Howard Melton Webb ----- England
9. Héctor Baldassi ------- Argentina
10. Dr. Markus Merk ------- Germany
11. Oscar Ruiz Acosta ----- Colombia
12. Viktor Kassai -------- Hungary
13. Michael Riley -------- England
14. Jorge Luis Larriondo -- Uruguay
15. Marco A. Rodríguez ---- México
16. Carlos Arecio -------- Paraguay
17. Claus Bo Larsen ------- Danmark
Luis Medina Cantalejo - Spain
Ravshan Irmatov ------- Uzbekistan
20. Armando Archundia ----- México
Tom Henning Övrebö ---- Norway
Kyros Vassaras -------- Greece
23. Konrad Pautz ---------- Austria
24. Carlos Luis Chandia --- Chile
Alain Hamer ----------- Luxembourg