SON's last chance to win the championship makes a huge variable! Son Heung-min, the Europa final referee, is charged with match fixing + bribery → six-month suspension of qualification

May 13, 2025

SON's last chance to win the championship makes a huge variable! Son Heung-min, the Europa final referee, is charged with match fixing bribery → six-month suspension of qualification
APYonhap News



SON's last chance to win the championship makes a huge variable! Son Heung-min, the Europa final referee, is charged with match fixing bribery → six-month suspension of qualification
ReutersYonhap News
Controversy has emerged over the qualification of the referee to take charge of Son Heung-min's last chance to win.

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 time).

For Tottenham, it is a game that pays off this season. Tottenham started this season with high expectations under coach Enze Postecoglou, but they were eliminated from various championship opportunities such as the League Cup and FA Cup, and fell to 17th place with disastrous results in the league. It was the league's 20th loss to Crystal Palace, the worst season performance in the club's history of single-season league losses in the 1993-1994 and 2003-2004 seasons.




The last remaining chance is to win the Europa League. Tottenham, which beat Frankfurt in the quarterfinals and Bohd/Glimt in the semifinals, is expected to do its best to win a major tournament for the first time in 17 years since 2008 in the final, which can reverse the season's performance itself.

SON's last chance to win the championship makes a huge variable! Son Heung-min, the Europa final referee, is charged with match fixing bribery → six-month suspension of qualification
ReutersYonhap News
However, a variable occurred ahead of the game. It's the referee's allocation. The UEFA announced that Felix Zweyer was chosen as the referee for the Europa League final. Zweiner has played 10 matches in this season's European tournament and has been a referee in the European Champions League and Europa League. Recently, he played the second leg of the semifinals of the European Champions League between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Arsenal.

The problem is Zweyer's career. Zweyer was involved in a match-rigging scandal led by Robert Heuer in 2005. British media reported that 'Tzbayer was suspended for six months by the German Football Federation (DFB) for his involvement in a match-fixing scandal in 2005.




The BBC, a British public broadcaster, is also scheduled to host next week's match between Tottenham and Manchester United after being suspended from refereeing for their involvement in match-fixing. Tsvayer was suspended for six months for a bribery consultation at the time,' he explained. Tsvayer denied the allegations by exposing the match-fixing scandal at the time, but failed to avoid suspension after it was revealed that he had received bribes. Tsvayer received the money, but reportedly did not sympathize with Huizer's match-fixing plan.

SON's last chance to win the championship makes a huge variable! Son Heung-min, the Europa final referee, is charged with match fixing bribery → six-month suspension of qualification
ReutersYonhap News
For Son Heung-min, this final is a really important opportunity. Son Heung-min, who is playing as the captain of the Korean national team and Tottenham, has not won since his professional debut. Son Heung-min reached the final of the European Champions League and League Cup in the past, but all finished second and swallowed his disappointment. Controversy over the referee's career in charge of important games is bound to draw attention because it can act as a variable for the game.

A lot of attention is paid to the match between Tottenham and Manchester United, where Son Heung-min has a chance to win. Fans are also expected to pay attention to referee Tsvair's decision, which caused controversy over his career.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.