Referees have, throughout the course of sports history, taken a battering from players and coaches for decisions made on the field. But it rarely has a direct effect on their calls, especially ones ...

The full extent of Christoph Kramer's concussion during the 2014 World Cup final has been revealed by referee Nicola Rizzoli. The Germany international, only starting due to Sami Khedira picking up an ...

Italy's Nicola Rizzoli will referee Sunday's FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Germany, FIFA have confirmed. O Omnisports Pulse Follow The 42-year-old has already presided over two of ...

Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli will referee the first leg of the World Cup playoff between Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal and Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Sweden. FIFA says Rizzoli, who refereed the Champions ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Italian Nicola Rizzoli will referee Sunday's World Cup final between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana, Massimo Busacca, FIFA's head of refereeing told Reuters on Friday ...

Argentina’s Angel di Maria lies on the ground injured as referee Nicola Rizzoli from Italy requests a stretcher to take him off the pitch during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between ...

José Mourinho had to rest Zlatan Ibrahimovic due to a muscular injury when Roma came to visit the San Siro. The visiting side were lacking talismanic captain Francesco Totti, who has a tendency of ...

Ten years ago, Germany won their fourth FIFA World Cup. Confusion, inspiration, Lionel Messi and Marco Reus feature as FIFA recalls their final success. We may never know what referee Nicola Rizzoli ...

The 42-year-old has already presided over two of Argentina's games at the tournament in Brazil - the 3-2 win over Nigeria in the group stage and their 1-0 quarter-final success over Belgium. Rizzoli ...