Dispute with DFB
Referee Felix Zwayer is not whistling for a BVB game for the time being
Felix Zwayer (r.) And BVB professional Jude Bellingham
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The DFB wants to avoid another dispute with Borussia Dortmund in the future. For this reason, referee Felix Zwayer, who has been harshly criticized by BVB, will not lead Dortmund’s games for the time being.
The DFB is apparently trying to cool the recent conflict with Borussia Dortmund over referee Felix Zwayer. As DFB referee chief Lutz Michael Fröhlich confirmed in an interview with the specialist magazine “kicker” (Thursday), the Fifa referee will not lead any games with BVB participation for the time being.
“For us, unlike some outsiders, this is a less important topic. But in my opinion, in such a case or a comparable case, it would not be responsible towards all sides to start the same constellation again. said Merry.
Jude Bellingham indirectly accused Zwayer of bribery
Zwayer was heavily criticized by Dortmund after their 3-2 defeat. BVB young star Jude Bellingham attacked the 40-year-old particularly hard. The Englishman had even indirectly accused Zwayer of bribery, alluding to the 17-year-old referee scandal involving Robert Hoyzer.
According to the court records, Zwayer, who helped uncover the scandal, accepted money like Hoyzer at the time. Merry disagreed with that. “Here was the statement by Robert Hoyzer that Felix Zwayer had taken money against Felix Zwayer’s, who denied it. In this situation, he accepted the verdict. Whenever the case was reopened in recent years, Felix had emphasizes to me that he has not accepted any money, “said the 64-year-old.
At the same time, Fröhlich criticized “the inglorious aftermath” of the top duel, which was equivalent to a tremor. “This game management and especially the person Felix Zwayer certainly does not deserve this kind of cross-border approach”, stressed Fröhlich.