Bonn : senior English Premier League referee , Howard Webb , was named the World's Best Referee in 2013 by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics ( IFFHS ) . This is the second time Webb , 42 years old , so the court awarded the best on earth after version IFFHS in 2010 . Webb who has become an international referee in 2005 , ranked second in 2011 and twice placed in the top three in 2009 and 2012 . Webb is known as one of the youngest umpire who began his career in the Premier League scene in 2003 . The success of the award-winning best in 2013 so this is a testament to the success of the world's top referee Webb in the last five years .

Selection of the best referees IFFHS version is the result or accumulation of sounds that comes a number of editors and football observers of 70 countries around the world . From the list of 10 best referees , Italy became the dominant state by placing two referee , Nicola Rizzoli is perched in second and Gianluca Rocchi at No. 10 .

The success of the two major positions Rizzoli is a big leap after the two previous years only ranked 8th and 10th . Rizzoli , 42 years , Webb aside rivals in recent years , referee Viktor Kassai Hungarian , 38 years old , who became the Best Referee 2011.

Here's a list of 10 world's best referee in 2013 version IFFHS .

No Name
1    Howard Webb    England
2    Nicola Rizzoli    Italian
3    Viktor Kassai    Hungary
4    Felix Brych    German
5    Cuneyt Cakir    Turkey
6    Bjorn Kuipers    Dutch
7    Pedro Proenca    Portugal 
8    Ravshan Irmatov    Uzbekistan
9    Carlos Velasco Carballo    Spain
10    Gianluca Rocchi    Italian