Chronicle with a Club World Cup finalist

Fernando Paniazzo, former FIFA ex -arter, and Alireza Faghani, referee of the Club World Cup final.

Photo: Fernando Panezzo

Tomorrow ends the World FIFA 2025 Club Championship in the US. I had the opportunity to volunteer in this World Cup and share with the referees and instructors of the FIFA for almost a month.

I attended the update seminar to the rules of the game, Knowing first hand the ballits chip, the camera that the referees used and all the handling of cameras for the related to the VAR. Unique and unforgettable experience that allowed me to fill myself with knowledge and know from within the management of the arbitration theme with the best in the world. All teachings, learning of the best, can be imagined.

They leave nothing to chance: The team of world -class instructors, headed by its president Pierluigi Collinaall perfect, in a timely manner, so they are the best.

Definitely, sharing next to the best will always fill us with conceptual amplitude and suitability to comment. All, despite their greatness as referees, They have humility as people who reflect why they are there: From its president Collina, with whom I had the opportunity to share soccer concepts and opinions several times to each of the instructors, referees and support personnel who work for this team called Team One, the referee team.

The conclusions would be many, but to summarize quickly:

Technology arrives to stay. AI will be used very quickly to settle decisions.

The arbitration levelunparalleled, balanced on top from the physical, technical and conceptual.

The Englishsuper necessary tool to communicate.

Arbitral practices always in the company of teams that will play, precise in your tactics with those who were.

Nothing is left to chance: The displacements, the offenses, how to point them out, how to communicate with their arbitration team, with the VAR.

Trains with teams. Definitely, that's why they are the best.

The humility of all staff Talk about the modern relationship concepts that must be taken with others.

Sharing with everyone, but with one especially: Faghani, the referee of the final.

Alireza Faghani47 -year -old international soccer referee, is one of the most important active referees of FIFA today.

Of Iranian nationality, he left for Australia on the occasion of all the internal conflicts his country has, and also because his wife is Australian. It was nationalized in Australia. He directed the final of the 2016 Brazilian Olympic Games. Listed as one of the best in the world, he has already been in Russian and Qatar Football World Cups, of great performance, authority and gift of person.

Hardly a referee is appointed to lead the inaugural match and the final of a tournament, and he does it in the FIFA 2025 World Cup. On Sunday, July 13, he will lead the final between PSG Y Chelseaand led the inaugural party.

I had the opportunity to share as part of my volunteer both in practices and training and in the concentration hotel. And although I did not speak English, we were able to communicate and comment on appreciations about the way of directing: paused, with authority, with impeccable displacement and interpretation to the rules of the game and the new modifications.

As well as judicious, dedicated with your training and very Good person. That allowed him to be designated for the final of this important event.

I have an anecdote: on Thursday, in the gym, we agreed and I told him that he was going to be the referee of the final. He told me his thanks and said: “I don't think, it will be Abatti, a Brazilian referee.”

We said goodbye, and I remarked it again: “You are going to be the referee of the final. “

Just a hug and he, thanking my words, they were at that time.

Fernando Augusto Panezzo Zuluaga

Colombia International Ex -Bitter

Volunteer at the 2025 Club World Cup. UU..

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