WANA (Oct 27) – Iranian referee Alireza Faghani has been named among the nominees for the Best Referee of the Year award.

 

The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) is announcing the world’s top football performers for 2025 across various categories. Faghani’s name appears in the list of 25 referees nominated for the Best Referee of the Year.

 

The full list of nominees for 2025 includes:

  • Clément Turpin (France)
  • Espen Eskås (Norway)
  • Felix Zwayer (Germany)
  • François Letexier (France)
  • István Kovács (Romania)
  • José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
  • Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
  • Michael Oliver (England)
  • Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
  • Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
  • Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
  • Darío Herrera (Argentina)
  • Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
  • Facundo Tello (Argentina)
  • Jesus Valenzuela (Venezuela)
  • Piero Maza (Chile)
  • Rafael Klaus (Brazil)
  • Weaton Sampaio (Brazil)
  • César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
  • Iván Barton (El Salvador)
  • Dahane Bida (Mauritania)
  • Mostafa Ghorbel (Algeria)
  • Alireza Faghani (Australia)
  • Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
  • Campbell Waugh (New Zealand)

    Iranian referee Alireza Faghani. Social media/ WANA News Agency

    Iranian referee Alireza Faghani. Social media/ WANA News Agency