Report: Rizzoli to China
Referee designator Nicola Rizzoli has reportedly been offered a lucrative deal to work in China. Il Sole 24 Ore writes Rizzoli will earn a $1m (€887,000) salary if he makes…
Referee designator Nicola Rizzoli has reportedly been offered a lucrative deal to work in China. Il Sole 24 Ore writes Rizzoli will earn a $1m (€887,000) salary if he makes…
Referee designator Nicola Rizzoli insists Michael Fabbri will not be dropped by Serie A, while Mario Mandzukic was not ‘violent’ during Juventus-Milan. Clubs and referees met at the Lega Serie…
It’s reported representatives of the Referees’ Association will meet with Milan to admit there were mistakes in the defeat to Juventus. According to Sky Sport Italia, AIA President Marcello Nicchi…
VAR chief Nicola Rizzoli explains the decision not to send off Juventus’ Medhi Benatia against Milan is “explicitly subjective”. The defender was on a booking when Gonzalo Higuain’s touch struck…
Luciano Spalletti faces a touchline ban after he was sent off during Sampdoria-Inter, but refereeing designator Nicola Rizzoli admits his dismissal was ‘harsh’. Spalletti was sent to the stands for…
There will be 3D technology used to make VAR more effective on offside rulings in Serie A from the 2018-19 season. The introduction of Video Assistant Referees already cut the…
Referee designator Nicola Rizzoli says the objective of VAR ‘isn’t to eliminate controversy but rather the big and glaring errors’. VAR debuted to a mixed reception in Serie A over…
Former referee Paolo Casarin is “surprised and disappointed by the scepticism” on VAR and thinks other tournaments should follow Serie A’s example. The video replay technology was implemented in Serie…
VAR has made ’16-18’ errors in Serie A this season, according to referee designator Nicola Rizzoli. VAR was introduced to the Italian top flight at the beginning of the season,…
Sampdoria owner Massimo Ferrero claims referees are Italian football’s ‘crown jewels’, who must be ‘supported, not intimidated’. It comes after Lazio fans filed a class action lawsuit against Marco Di…
Nicola Rizzoli admits “a few mistakes have been made” with VAR but “so far the results have been positive”. The referee designator has been overseeing the introduction of the technology…
Nicola Rizzoli, the Serie A referee designator, is quoted as taking Piero Giacomelli to task for not using VAR. The referee has come in for huge criticism after Monday’s game…
Nicola Rizzoli insists VAR is “on the right track” in Serie A, but “the objective is to improve even more”. Video Assistant Referees have been introduced to the Italian top…
Nicola Rizzoli says Video Assistant Referees brought “great calm” this weekend, but admits “some mistakes were made”. The VAR review system was debuted in Week 1 of Serie A and…
Serie A designator Nicola Rizzoli insists VAR will not affect the authority of referees as the final decision remains “only and exclusively” theirs. Serie A joins the Bundesliga in adopting…
It is now official that Nicola Rizzoli is retiring a year early as a referee to become the new Serie A designator, with Emidio Morganti for Serie B. Aged 45,…
Nicola Rizzoli will reportedly become the new Serie A refereeing designator, replacing Domenico Messina. According to Sky Sport Italia, tomorrow the Italian Referees’ Association will announce that Messina is stepping…
President of the Referees’ Association Marcello Nicchi confirmed Serie A will scrap goal-line officials if VAR is introduced and is “disappointed” at recent errors. The AIA chief spoke to La…
Inter director Piero Ausilio shrugged off Nicola Rizzoli’s explanation and warned there are “no alibis” against Empoli today. It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, follow the action from all today’s…
Referee Nicola Rizzoli explained precisely what happened in the contested Juventus victory over Inter, including that Mauro Icardi chance. The Nerazzurri were furious after their 1-0 defeat in Turin last…