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Controversy is growing over the allocation of referees ahead of the showdown of the century between Tottenham and Manchester United.
Tottenham and Manchester United will play the Europa League (UEL) final in the 2024-2025 season at Estadio San Mames in Bilbao, Spain on the 22nd (Korea Standard Time). The two teams, who are in their worst seasons in the league, have to make every effort to catch two rabbits: a championship and a place in the European Champions League (UCL) next season.
Tottenham and Manchester United, who are on the verge of a cliff, are also sensitive to the referee assignment, but the controversial figure has been assigned as the referee. UEFA will referee the UEL final between Tottenham and Manchester United at Estadio San Mames in Bilbao, Spain, on its official website on the 12th. Zweyer will be helped by Robert Kempter and Christian Dietz from the same Germany, the release said.
UEFA said the 43-year-old, who has been an international referee since 2012, has played seven matches, two UELs and one Europa Conference League game in the UCL, including the UCL semifinals between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal this season. Tsvayer is the second referee in the final of this UEFA competition. He previously hosted the 2023 UEFA Nations League final between Croatia and Spain. At Euro 2024, he was also a referee in four matches, including the semi-final between England and the Netherlands' introduced Zweyer.
He is a great referee based on his history, but controversy is brewing there. This is because Tsvayer had a history of being disciplined for match-fixing in the early days of his career as a referee. England's The Athletic explained that in 2005, Zweyer was suspended for six months by the German Football Federation (DFB) for his involvement in the match-fixing scandal.
If you look at the situation at the time, this is it. Robert Heuser, who was a referee in Germany's Bundesliga 2 at the time, led the match-fixing to make a decision in favor of Booperthaler in the match between Werder Bremen's second team and Farler. Hoiser handed over 300 euros (about 470,000 won) to Tsvayer and asked them to fix the match together. Tsvayer received the money, but felt guilty and reported Huizer's game-fixing plan.
Although no match-fixing occurred thanks to Tsvayer, Tsvayer was suspended for six months because he received money from Hoiser. DFB's investigation also found that Zweyer was involved in match fixing. Hoiser, who planned to rig the match, was permanently expelled.
Tsvayer returned after disciplinary action and is continuing his career as a referee. The British Daily Mail reported that Tsvayer later rebuilt his career and reputation to become one of UEFA's most trusted referees. Nevertheless, Tsvayer's selection for the biggest match of European football is still controversial in the world of football. He added that he had previously refereed both Tottenham and Manchester United at the UEL, and in a match played by Zweyer, United continued their four-match unbeaten run.
Reporter Kim Dae-sik rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
