Which national team is currently managed by an Italian former professional football player and a world cup winning manager who was in charge of a Europe XI in a UEFA Celebration Match in 2007?
UEFA Celebration Match The UEFA Celebration Match was a football match played on 13 March 2007 as a celebration of both the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, which laid the foundations for the European Union, and the 50th year of Manchester United's participation in UEFA competitions. Representatives felt it would be more appropriate to celebrate the landmark using a football match rather than another form of celebration. A Europe XI managed by Italian World Cup-winning manager Marcello Lippi played against Manchester United at Old Trafford, Manchester. The match was televised live on BBC Three in the United Kingdom and also streamed live via the BBC Online website. The £1.25 million raised went towards the Manchester United Foundation. The match was officiated by German referee Markus Merk.
Nicola Rizzoli Nicola Rizzoli (] ; born 5 October 1971) is a former Italian football referee who refereed in the Italian Serie A from 2002 to 2017, and had been a FIFA-listed referee from 2007 to 2017. He refereed the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final between Germany and Argentina on 13 July at the Estádio do Maracanã and the 2013 Champions League Final at Wembley. As of 2011, Rizzoli has won six consecutive AIC Serie A Referee of the Year Awards, with his most recent success coming in 2016. On 18 February 2017, Rizzoli was put on the list of the top 5 referees in the 21st century by Soccer 360.