The top referees of all time have been ranked and England's 'best' official is a controversial choice

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The top referees of all time have been ranked and England's 'best' official is a controversial choice
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The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) have ranked the greatest referees in history.

have collated the results of their annual refereeing ranking from 1987 to 2022 to determine the greatest of all time.

England’s Howard Webb completes the top five with 156 points. Webb is one of three English referees on the list, with Graham Poll joint 23rd on 82 points, two ahead of Martin Atkinson in 27th. Harry Kane scores latest Bundesliga hat-trick for Bayern Munich but bizarre rule means it 'doesn't count'

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