1.   Former referee Mills Lane, who is universally respected.

2.   He has called former referee Andy van Hellemond, head of the East Coast Hockey League, just to get his name out there.

3.   Tagliabue added he intends to ask former referees to see if the system of grading officials can be improved.

4.   The two others selected were former referee Andy van Hellemond and Scotty Morrison in the builders category.

5.   Budden returned the money and reported the attempt to bribe him to Rob Robertson, chairman of the English ABA and a former Olympic referee.

6.   Confederation President Ricardo Teixeira announced that a group of four former FIFA referees would take over the Committee of Soccer Referees.

7.   Former referee Stephen Lodge, who is now an match assessor of Premier League officials said the job was not easy.

8.   Former Italian referee Paolo Casarin also suggested more vigilance in punishing goal mouth incidents, particularly from corner kicks.

9.   However, former World Cup referee Philip Don, who serves as a spokesman for the Premier League referees, said the punishment was too lenient.

10.   Jose Roberto Wright, a former FIFA referee who saw both athletes play, sided with Pele.