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We preview the Women's World Cup final between England and Spain and review the tournament as a whole. Former Italian international goalkeeper Arianna Criscione, who told us before the tournament she wanted to see plenty of shock results and a narrowing of the gap between the best and the rest, certainly got what she wanted. But what else caught her eye and what room for improvement is still there on and off the pitch

It's not just on the pitch that attitudes and actions are changing, but off it too. Belinda Goh is an architect and designer for Populus, an Australian architectural firm and was heavily involved in the design of "the Home of the Matilda's" one of very few training facilities specifically designed for women, by women.

It's less than a year until the Olympics in Paris and as always one of the most watched events will be the athletics but this years World Championships are more than just a staging post to the Games in 2024... On man hoping to make his mark is Sam Mattis. Sam has had an interesting route to elite sport, his "sliding doors" moment happened a few years back when he gave up a potentially lucrative career on Wall Street to pursue his Olympic dream. An athlete and a campaigner on social issues, he is part of the EcoAthlete collective (www.ecoathlete.org)

Plus, out on the high seas another Olympic discipline is finding it's World Champion and making waves ahead of the Paris Games.

(Photo: England celebrate reaching the World Cup final Credit: Getty)