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Spain: Switzerland leads the CL final

A great honor for Swiss referee Esther Staubli: The 40-year-old Bern will be able to lead the Champions League final between Lyon and Wolfsburg in San Sebastian, Spain on Sunday. It is already the third grand final for Staubli: 5 years ago she whistled the CL final between PSG and Frankfurt, in 2017 she was a referee in the EM final. This season she had already led PSG’s quarter-final victory against Arsenal.

England: Thiago Silva signed for Chelsea for a year

Thiago Silva’s future is decided. The 35-year-old defender continues his career in the Premier League. The veteran PSG captain signed a contract with Chelsea for next season. Since 2012, Silva has played more than 200 league games for PSG and has celebrated 7 championship titles and 4 cup victories with the French. In Chelsea, after Hakim Ziyech (Ajax Amsterdam), Timo Werner (Leipzig) and Ben Chilwell (Leicester City), it is the fourth recognized arrival this summer.

Italy: Parma sign new coach

Fabio Liverani is the new coach of Parma Calcio in the Italian first division. According to the club, the 44-year-old signed a two-year contract to replace Roberto D’Aversa. Liverani had coached Genoa FC and Lleyton Orient, among others, in recent years.