– In my opinion, in such or a similar case it will not be responsible to the parties to set them up together with the first. It should take some time, says referee Michael Fröhlich to Kicker, according to Southgerman newspaper.
Zwayer came to the forefront of events after failing to award a penalty to Dortmund, and then sentencing to Bayern Munich after a VAR check later in the match. The penalty kick secured Bayern Munich the victory.
– Felix Zwayer. Photo: Darren Staples
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The 40-year-old was suspended for six months after a refereeing scandal in Germany in 2005. He was not convicted of match-fixing, but of accepting a bribe from referee Robert Hoyzer, who later confessed to betting and manipulating matches in the 2. Bundesliga.
The referee scandal was brought up by Dortmund player Jude Bellingham just after the loss to Bayern Munich.
– A referee who has been convicted of match-fixing before is given the biggest match in Germany. What do you expect then? in Bellingham.
The German Football Association (DFB) fined Britain 40,000 euros for the statement. The sum corresponds to just over 400,000 kroner.
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