http://sports.yahoo.com/news/contro...cup-ref-hits-back-critics-110855001--sow.html Nishimura took umbrage with claims made by Croatian players that he did not speak English and had addressed them in Japanese. "I spoke English on the pitch," he said. "Those I spoke to understood me. I just refereed the way I always do."
From the linked article: In 2010, Congolese fans incandescent at his performance in a Club World Cup game took misguided revenge by vandalising a Chinese restaurant in their country. Am I wrong to find this hilarious?