Referee announced for Chelsea-PSG CWC final- same ref who was in charge of CFC’s QF game!

The referee for Chelsea’s Club World Cup final against Paris SG has been officially announced, and it’s Iranian-Australian referee Alireza Faghani.

Faghani has refereed three games at the 2025 Club World Cup so far, and one of them has already involved Chelsea- he was in charge of CFC’s 2-1 win over Brazilian outfit Palmeiras in the quarterfinals.

Faghani was also the referee at the 2015 Club World Cup final (when FC Barcelona beat River Plate in the final)

Games with Alireza Faghani as referee at 2025 Club World Cup

Al Ahly 0-0 Inter Miami (opening game of tournament)

Bayern 2-1 Boca Juniors

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Italy vs Spain Women 1-3 Newspaper Player Ratings Euro 2025- How did Caldentey, Putellas & others fare?

Here is a look at the Italy Women vs Spain Euro 2025 player ratings from the big Spanish newspapers- Marca, Diario AS and Mundo Deportivo. Spain won 3-1 to progress as group winners with a 100% record while Italy finished second in the group.

Diario AS player ratings Italy vs Spain Women Euro 2025

Spain had Arsenal WFC’s Mariona Caldentey starting for them, and she got 2 stars for her performance on the evening. Man City Women’s Leila Ouahabi was given only one star by AS.

Alexia Putellas got 3 stars as did goal scorers Patricia Guijarro and Athenea del Castillo. Putellas is one of several Barca women stars in this Spain Euro 2025 squad– nearly half the roster is from the Catalan giants.

Italy Women vs Spain Euro 2025 Player Ratings Diario AS

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