These are the 10 best referees in the history of Mexico, according to sports newspaper "90min".
1. Marco Rodriguez - "Chiquimarco" is one of the most emblematic referees of Mexican football. He debuted in 1995 and in 2000 he obtained his FIFA badge. He refereed seven Mexican football finals and three World Cups: Germany 2006, South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014, where he refereed his last game: Germany's humiliation of Brazil in the semi-finals, with a score of 7-1. He was always a referee looking for a bit of prominence and his actions went around the world when he issued two yellow cards at the same time in a match between Santos and Tigres.
2. Armando Archundia - followed the rules of the game to the letter, which led him to be considered the best referee in Mexico at the time and to referee in two World Cups: Germany 2006 and South Africa 2010. He is the Mexican referee with the most World Cup games officiated, with eight in total. His career was from 1985 to 2010 and he refereed 14 finals of Mexican football.
3. Bonifacio Nunez - first refereed in the First Division in 1980 and his career lasted more than 20 years. He was never oblivious to the controversy, since on many occasions he had confrontations and verbal conversations with the players and was never intimidated.
4. Arturo Brizio Carter - was characterized throughout his career by resorting to cards; he did not let the players break the rules and this was noticed when he sent off Zinedine Zidane in the 1998 World Cup in France. He holds the record for the most red cards in World Cup matches, with seven reds in six games (United States 1994 and France 1998). He refereed more than 350 games in his career.
5. Cesar Ramos - debuted in 2006 in the Liga de Ascenso and in 2011 he reached the Liga MX First Division. At the international level, he has refereed at the Olympic Games, the U-20 World Cup and in 2018 he was the representative of Mexico at the World Cup in Russia.
6. Antonio Marquez Ramirez - refereed from 1964 to 1986, when he retired due to reaching the age limit at the time. He refereed matches at the Olympic Games and the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, more notoriously, in the semi-final between Argentina and Belgium, where Diego Maradona scored two goals.
7. Felipe Ramos Rizo - made his debut as a referee in 1993 in Liga MX and went on to referee seven finals consecutively. He refereed at the Olympics, Gold Cup and the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, where he sent off two great figures of international football: Ronaldinho and Thierry Henry.
8. Gilberto Alcala - referee with a long career in Mexican football and who, after his retirement, has served as a sports analyst. He is well remembered by Liga MX fans as he was in charge of whistling legendary matches, including the 3-3 draw between America and Chivas at Clausura 2005.
9. Arturo Yamasaki - was born in Peru, but obtained Mexican nationality and certification. He represented Mexico in three World Cups: Chile 1962, England 1966 and Mexico 1970, where he was the referee in the so-called "Match of the Century", between Italy and Germany, which ended 4-3 in favor of the Italians in extra time.
10. Edgardo Codesal - was born in Uruguay in 1951, but in 1980 he arrived in Mexico and later obtained nationality. He represented Mexico at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he refereed the final between Germany and Argentina, won by Germany with a penalty kick awarded in the last minutes.
Source: 90min
