DOHA, QATAR - JANUARY 23: Referee Alireza Faghani of Iran does the coin toss with captains Yeon Jei Min of South Korea and Rajaei Ayed Fadel Hasan of Jordan before the AFC U-23 Championship quarter final match between South Korea v Jordan at the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium on January 23, 2016 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images)
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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - JUNE 12: Assistant referee Toshiyuki Nagi (L) of Japan, assistant referee Alireza Faghani of Iran, referee Yuichi Nishimura and assistant referee Toru Sagara (R) of Japan pose before the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group A match between Brazil and Croatia at Arena de Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - DECEMBER 20: Referee Alireza Faghani of Iran poses for a photo with his assistants after the FIFA Club World Cup final match between River Plate and FC Barcelona at International Stadium Yokohama on December 20, 2015 in Yokohama, Japan. (Photo by Amilcar Orfali/LatinContent via Getty Images)
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Referee Alireza Faghani speaks to Ismail Al Hammadi of the UAE during the match against Japan at Stadium Australia. Sydney Australia. Friday, 23rd January 2015 (Photo: Steve Christo). (Photo by Steve Christo/Corbis via Getty Images)
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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - JUNE 12: Assistant referee Alireza Faghani (L) of Iran speaks to Niko Kovac of Croatia during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group A match between Brazil and Croatia at Arena de Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images)
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