‘Match-Fixer’ to REF Europa League Final: Jude Bellingham’s minus-favorite official is man United vs Tottenham in Bilbao, according to the history of ‘accepting a briefcase’

UEFA has confirmed that controversial referee Felix Zwayer will take the lead over the Europa League final between Manchester United And Tottenham.

The two English clubs, which are dangerously low in the Premier League Table, will fight in Bilbao on 21 May, because they both offer to save their season with silverware and a place in that of next year Champions League.

The leadership of the showpiece in Spain will be Zwayer, a German referee with more than 685 games under his belt in the professional game.

The 43-year-old, from Berlin, took over the leadership Arsenal‘s Champions League Semi-Final Second Bone defeat PSG Last week.

He was also in the middle then Ollie Watkins delivered a Last Gasp winner for England against the Netherlands in the Euro 2024 semi-final last summer.

Although Zwayer is still a referee at the highest level, over the years he has been attracted to his vuited past in the game over the years.

The German referee Felix Zwayer has been appointed as a referee for the Europa League final

The German referee will take the lead over Tottenham and Manchester United while the two clubs try to save their season

Zwayer received a ban on six months from referee in 2005 for his share in a match-fixing scandal

In 2005, Zwayer was banned from six months by the German FA for alleged acceptance of a bribery of € 300 (£ 253.82) from a fellow referee who was repairing the match.

A study showed that the civil servant – then a line keeper – was paid off by competition referee Robert Hoyzer to favor the second German club Wuppertaler SV in their match against Werder Bremen Amateur in May 2004.

Hoyzer was then forbidden for life, while Zwayer only received half a year because he was part of a group that brought the match fixing plot to the light.

The German ref has since rebuilt its career and reputation to become one of UEFA’s most trusted officials.

Nevertheless, his selection for the greatest collisions of European football still causes controversy in the football community.

The decision to enable Zwerayer to referee the semi-final of England in Germany last year in Germany, when the most noise was made, because of his history with three lions and Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham.

In 2021, while Bellingham still put on the black and yellow of Borussia Dortmund, the midfielder could not help it, but hit Zweayer for his past after a controversial 3-2 defeat against Bayern Munich.

“You can watch a lot of the decisions in the game,” said Bellingham in a TV interview after the game. ‘You give a referee, who is previously match, the biggest game in Germany. What do you expect? ‘

Zwayer has history with England -midfielder with Jude Bellingham who extends until 2021

Bellingham struck to Zwayer while playing for Borussia Dortmund after a loss for Bayern Munich

The German referee recently was in charge of Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final second leg match with PSG

After a VAR check, Zwayer made the controversial decision to award a fine against Myles Lewis-Skelly while the Gunners arched

‘It wasn’t for me [a penalty]. He [Hummels] Does not even look at the ball and he fights to get him, and it touches him. You can view a lot of the decisions in the game. ‘

Bellingham’s comments eventually earned him a less than useful £ 34,000 fine.

This will be the first time that Zwayer has performed a European club competition final, although he once took the lead over the UEFA Nations League final in 2023.

This season he has referred 37 games in all competitions, including only one Europa League match, and was the man in the middle of Arsenal’s recent trip to the Parc des Princes.

During the devastating defeat of the Gunners for the French champions, a controversial penalty decision placed the German back under the microscope.

VAR was called over the monitor by VAR after the ball looked like Myles Lewis-Skelly on his arm in the box with the score 2-0 as PSG on aggregate.

To the astonishment of many football fans in the stadium, and online Zwayer decided to destroy his original decision of no penalty and to grant the Spot-Kick. In the end, David Raya would deny Vitinha’s bad effort.

He has previously referred Tottenham and United in the Europa League, with the Red Devils unbeaten in the four games he has taken over to involve them.