Nice is a city in Southern France France located on the Mediterranean Sea coast, between Marseille, France, and Genoa, Italy, with 1,197,751 inhabitants in the 2007 estimate.... ) is a football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world.... referee
Referee (football)
A referee presides over a game of association football. The referee has "full authority to enforce the Laws of the Game in connection with the match to which he has been appointed" , and the referee's decisions regarding facts connected with play are final, so far as the result of the game is concerned.... from France
France
France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France.... , best known for supervising two matches during the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#2002 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries.... in Korea
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula.... and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south.... . He also led two matches at the 2000
2000 UEFA European Football Championship
The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by UEFA, football's governing body in Europe.... and 2004 UEFA European Football Championship
2004 UEFA European Football Championship
The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship was the twelfth tournament of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial association football tournament for European nations, and was held in Portugal, for the first time, between 12 June and 4 July 2004.... , and has refereed numerous UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe.... matches (notably earning praise from Alex Ferguson
Alex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, Order of the British Empire, is a Scotland association football coach and former player, currently managing Manchester United F.C., where he has been in charge since 1986.... , who has a reputation for his tough remarks about refereeing performances).
