Man Utd and Tottenham learn a controversial appointment for the referee for the Europa League final

The next final of the Europa League between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur will be supervised by the German referee Felix Zwayer, who has previously exercised a six -month ban due to his participation in a party fixation scandal.

Zwayer was entangled on a website turned by Robert Hoyzer in 2005. The German officer was one of the complainants who shed light on the widespread party fixation plot that Hoyzer was implementing in the second German layer.

As he explained in an interview with Tagesspiegel Sunday At that time, Zwayer stated that he had asked Hoyzer to guarantee the result of a meeting between Rot-Weiss Essen and Cologne. “When I got this Hoyzer’s firm offer, I went to my referee colleagues,” Zwayer said. “I once again emphasized that I firmly rejected this offer immediately.”

“I have a clear awareness and I can sleep well because I know I have not manipulated the game,” said former real estate agent.

While Hoyzer was banned for a lifetime, Zwayer received a suspension six months after the German Football Federation (DFB) was discovered that he had accepted € 300 from his compatriot.

Zwayer fulfilled his ban and took over his first flight match in 2009, before becoming a FIFA referee three years later. The news of the suspension of the Berlin -born officer was only released in 2014.

Jude Bellingham He faced infacious with Zwayer as he played in Borussia Dortmund in 2021. After suffering the defeat at Bayern Munich thanks to a penalty debible by Robert Lewandowski, the English midfielder smoked: “It gives a referee, who coincided earlier, the greatest game in Germany. Bellingham was fined € 40,000 for his comments and the writer paused for his comments and the Two months of the referee.

Despite his controversial past, Zwayer has continued to receive a blow of great profile matches. The German officer met with Bellingham in the semifinals of the Euro 2024 and granted England a dubious penalty that helped the three lions Find a path ahead of the Netherlands.

Earlier this month Zwayer took over The 2-1 defeat of the arsenal In Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semifinal without any mistake.

Zwayer has been arbitrated twice. The London North Dress still has to win a game under his surveillance, although his defeat in the Champions League in Barcelona in 2018 was more due to the brightness of Lionel Messi than any stroke of the official. The United, on the other hand, does not yet have to lose under Zwayer’s clock.

United And Tottenham will be in the final of the Europa League final on Wednesday, May 21 at the San Mass Stadium in Bilbao.

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