FORMER referee Jonas Eriksson lifted the lid on a “humiliating” experience he claims he endured with Fifa chief Pierluigi Collina.Eriksson, 51, was a Fifa ref from 2002 to 2018 and officiated at the 2014 World Cup as well as taking the 2016 Europa League final where Sevilla defeated Liverpool 3-1.A former referee outlined a “humiliating” experience he claims he endured with Fifa chief Pierluigi CollinaMatthias Hangst/Bongarts/Getty ImagesJonas Eriksson narrated a ‘degrading’ test of weight and body fat percentageEPA/ARMANDO BABANIIn his autobiography House of Cards: The dirty game behind the game – Confessions of a FIFA referee, the former official details what goes on behind the scenes in international top-flight football.The Guardian shared an extract with one of those untold stories in which the Swedish referee narrated an alleged “degrading” test of weight and body fat percentage which took place back in 2010 in Slovenia.Elite referees were summoned to attend a standard health check in which Eriksson claims they had to strip to their underwear and step on the scales in a room where then-Uefa refs’ chief Collina, 65, was present along with a number of accredited physios and assistants.Eriksson wrote: “When it came to tests of weight and fat percentage, however, I mostly felt disgust, anger and humiliation. It wasn’t the tests that were the problem, but the way they were conducted.“The first time I was forced to endure the humiliating procedure was in the autumn of 2010 at our annual course with Uefa. We were in Ljubljana, Slovenia. “On the first morning, the referees were divided into three groups of about 15.“When my group had entered the large, cold conference room where we were to gather, the management urged us to undress to our underwear. CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS“We looked at each other, but no one reacted or dared to say anything.“We slowly took off our clothes. The evening before, we had received clear instructions not to eat or drink in the morning but to be as empty as we could when we were to undergo the test. “It was about weighing as little as possible, and having as low a fat percentage as possible. And to look like a referee should according to Uefa’s model.“There we stood in a long row, in just our underwear. We were Europe’s best referees, elite athletes, role models, adults, parents, strong personalities with great integrity … but no one said anything. “We barely looked at each other, our gazes flickered a bit nervously while we were called forward two by two. There Collina observed us from top to bottom with an ice-cold gaze. Silent and observant. “We stepped on to the scale one by one. I sucked in my stomach, straightened my back and held my breath as if it would make any difference. “One of the instructors loudly announced: ‘Eriksson, Sweden, 96.2 kilos.’ I felt how Collina paused, looked at me and scanned my nearly naked body. I thought to myself that this is not worthy. I’m an adult and forced to stand here and be examined and judged.”Eriksson then described how he underwent some other tests involving “pliers, [and] a polygraph-like tool” to determine his body fat percentage.An assistant then read out the result in front of everyone, which stood at 18.7 per cent.The ref went on to make some more extraordinary claims about the tests, which were designed to help officials attain the necessary fitness levels.Eriksson added: “Why didn’t I, or anyone else, say anything? Why didn’t we stand up and say what everyone thought: that it was degrading. “If I had raised my voice I would have simultaneously signed my career’s death sentence. If I had questioned or challenged the methods that Collina had introduced then I wouldn’t have got any matches, I’m convinced of that.”SunSport reached out to Fifa for comment.