Source: Daily_Mail
THE LIST: Graham Poll's top 50 football referees - Nos 20-11
Referee's are often singled out for all the wrong reasons.Criticised for giving a goal that should never have stood, analysedafter sending players off and lambasted by irate managers for costingtheir side a crucial result.[LNB]But what about the men - and women(as Amy Rayner recently showed) - in the black who have made the rightjudgment calls in the big matches, when it matters?[LNB]Read Nos 50-41Read Nos 40-31Read Nos 30-21 Here, Sportsmail columnist- and former FIFA and Barclays Premier League match official - GrahamPoll pays homage to the men in the middle who have stood out for allthe right reasons.[LNB]Today we continue with Nos 20-11, pinpointingtheir career highlights with the whistle. [LNB]And don't forget to post yourcomments below until the top 10 is revealed on Friday.[LNB] 20 Carlos SimonBrazil (World Cup 2002, 2006, 2010) Official stance: Batres lets Senegal know who's boss at the 2002 World Cup[LNB]19 Javier CastrilliArgentina (World Cup 1998) Man in the middle: Liverpool captain Graeme Souness (right) and Roma's Agostino Di Bartolomei exchange pennants ahead of the 1984 European Cup final as a serious Fredriksson looks on in Rome's Olympic Stadium [LNB]18 George CourtneyEngland (World Cup 1986, 1990. UEFA Cup Finals 1982, 1986)17 Alexis PonnetBelgium (1987 European Cup Final, 1980 and 1985 UEFA Cup Finals) Crunch clash: Vautrot in charge of Cameroon against Argentina during the 1990 World Cup in Italy[LNB]Theatre of dreams: Meier on duty at Old Trafford as Man United faced Borussia Dortmund in 1997[LNB] 16 Markus MerkGermany (EURO 2004 Final, 2003 Champions League Final) Danish dismissal: Nielsen sends Wayne Rooney for an early bath[LNB]On your way: Michel sends off Frenchman Eric Abidal at Euro 2008[LNB] 15 William LingEngland (1948 Olympic Games, 1951 FA Cup Final, 1954 World Cup Finals)14 Edgardo CodesalMexico (1990 World Cup Final) Pick a card: Archundia books Lionel Messie during the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup final[LNB]Face to face: Frisk books Dietmar Hamann of Liverpool in the 2004 Champions League[LNB] 13 Romauldo Arppi Filho Brazil (1986 World Cup Final)12 Said BelqolaMorocco (1998 World Cup Final)11 Horacio ElizondoArgentina (World Cup Final 2006The best of the rest of The ListSportsmail's top 50 unlikely sporting heroesSportsmail's top 50 golden oldies in British footballSportsmail's top 50 Premier League players of the decadeSportsmail's top 50 last-gasp goals in British footballSportsmail's top 50 footballers never to play at the World CupSportsmail's top 50 sporting feuds of all timeSportsmail's 50 great sports photographsSportsmail's top 50 commentators of all timeSportsmail's top 50 sporting venuesSportsmail's top 50 performers of the season so farSportsmail's top 50 all-time managers in BritainSportsmail's top 50 goal poachersSportsmail's top 50 footballing traitorsSportsmail's top 50 FA Cup heroesSportsmail's greatest Wembley finals in historySportsmail's top 50 biggest hitters in cricketSportsmail's top 50 British & Irish LionsSportsmail's top 50 Ashes heroes [LNB]
