The upcoming Europa League final between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur is monitored by the German referee Felix Zwayer, who previously served a six-month ban due to his commitment to a match fixing scandal.
Zwayer was involved in a web from Robert Hoyzer in 2005. The German official was one of the whistleblower, which brought the widespread play-fixing property that Hoyzer implemented over the German second stage.
How he explained in an interview with Tagesspiegel am Sonnn At that time, Zwayer claimed to have been asked by Hoyzer to ensure the result of a meeting between Red-Webiss Essen and Cologne. “When I got this fixed offer from Hoyzer, I went to my referee colleagues,” said Zwayer. “I emphasize again that I immediately rejected this offer.”
“I have a clear conscience and can sleep well because I know that I didn’t manipulate the game,” said the former real estate agent.
While Hoyzer was banned for a lifetime, Zwayer received a six -month suspension after the German Football Certulation (DFB) had uncovered that he had accepted € 300 from his compatriot.
season | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
2022/23 | Europa League (quarter -finals) | Man UTD 2-2 Seville |
2021/22 | Champions League (group stage) | Man utd 2-1 villarreal |
2017/18 | Champions League (group stage) | Benfica 0-1 man utd |
2016/17 | Europa League (last 16) | Rostov 1-1 man utd |
Zwayer served his ban and took over his first first-class game in 2009 before becoming a FIFA referee three years later. The news of the suspension of the official born in Berlin was only to be light in 2014.
Jude Bellingham collided with Zwayer in 2021 when he played for Borussia Dortmund. After a defeat against Bayern Munich, the English midfielder of Robert Lewandowski thrown in thanks to a controversial Robert Lewandowski elf: “They give a referee that expected the biggest game before the biggest game in Germany.” Bellingham was fined for his comments with a fine of 40,000 euros, and the certified official took a two -month break from the referee.
Despite its controversial past, Zwayer has continued to receive a flood of top -class games. The German official was reunited with Bellingham in the semi -finals of Euro 2024 and was actually given England a dubious punishment that helped the three lions to find a way to the Netherlands.
season | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
2018/19 | Champions League (group stage) | Tottenham 2-4 Barcelona |
2015/16 | Europa League (last 32) | Fiorentina 1-1 Tottenham |
At the beginning of this month, Zwayer took over the 2-1 defeat of Arsenal against Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals of the Champions League without remarkable mistakes.
Spurs were made twice by Zwayer. North London’s outfit has to win another game under his clock, although her defeat in the Champions League against Barcelona in 2018 was more of the brilliance of Lionel Messi into debt than any other mistake from the official. United, on the other hand, still has to lose under Zwayers.
United and Tottenham will compete in the final of the Europa League on Wednesday, May 21st in the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao.