FIFA blast conspiracy theories and insist World Cup referees are NOT fixing the tournament for Lionel Messi to win

FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina has hit out at those questioning the integrity of the World Cup officials, insisting that they cannot be influenced by anyone.


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