The referee for England's semifinal vs. the Netherlands at the Euro 2024 will be Felix Zwayer, who once had ties to a match-fixing scandal in Germany.
Wednesday's game will be Zwayer's fourth of Euro 2024 and his second with the Netherlands after refereeing its 3-0 win over Romania in the round of 16.England midfielder Jude Bellingham was fined 40,000 euros while playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2021 for criticizing the appointment of Zwayer.
A ruling in the case, which was eventually published in 2014 by German newspaper Die Zeit, stated that Zwayer accepted 300 euros from Hoyzer ahead of a game in 2004 and had not immediately reported the incident, but said there was no evidence Zwayer manipulated a game and that he eventually provided crucial evidence.
Zwayer told German broadcaster Sky the following month that he received “unbelievable” emailed messages and Berlin police informed him of a death threat made against him online. He denied ever having been told of plans to manipulate games or having received money from Hoyzer to do so.
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