As much as I take the spirit of DB's post to heart, it does get me to thinking...
Referees are rated like players and coaches in the Italian papers. What would be nice to see are publicized referee ratings around Europe, etc. This way there could be better publicized pressure on leagues about fairness and perhaps a more standardized way for referee selections for big tournaments like the CL, Euro, WC, etc.
Who knows? Maybe the IFFHS (which stands for "Informationally F*ed, For Heaven's Sakes") can get in on this and do something useful for once.