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UEFA have appointed a referee previously convicted of match-fixing and whose integrity was publicly questioned by Jude Bellingham for England\u2019s Euro 2024 semifinal against the Netherlands.<\/p>\n
Felix Zwayer will officiate tomorrow\u2019s clash in Dortmund despite being banned for six months in 2005 after taking a \u20ac300 ($325) bribe from another official named Robert Hoyzer.<\/p>\n
In 2005, an investigation found Zwayer guilty of accepting a bribe to favour German club SV Wuppertal in their match against Werder Bremen Amateure in May 2004.<\/p>\n
Bellingham referred back to that incident in a postmatch interview in 2021 after Borussia Dortmund lost 3-2 to Bayern Munich in a huge Bundesliga game.<\/p>\n
The England midfielder, who played for Dortmund at the time, said: \u201cYou can look at a lot of the decisions in the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou give a referee that has match-fixed before, the biggest game in Germany. What do you expect?\u201d<\/p>\n
Bellingham was subsequently fined \u20ac40,000 for his comments, which came after Dortmund were denied a penalty at one end and conceded one at the other.<\/p>\n
Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke added at the time: \u201cTo be clear, Jude was not spreading lies, but what happened in the past. This statement shouldn\u2019t have been, but I don\u2019t see anything untrue there. I don\u2019t expect that to have any consequences for Jude.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zwayer officiated the Netherlands\u2019 3-0 win over Romania in the round of 16 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The FA declined to comment on Zwayer\u2019s appointment when contacted by ESPN.<\/p>\n
England defender Luke Shaw was quick to dispel any thoughts of conspiracy when asked if the refereeing situation was uncomfortable in a news conference yesterday.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, not at all,\u201d the Manchester United player said. \u201cWe have to respect UEFA in whoever they decide to pick as the ref. That won\u2019t change anything about us.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe still just focus on the game in hand, not too much about what refs we\u2019ve been given or this and that. For us, it won\u2019t make any difference.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shaw went on to say he had never played in a game where he felt the officials were acting against his team.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes in the heat of the moment, you get angry in games and you might think that, but no,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever ref has been picked has been picked. We just have to be ready and not focus on that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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