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David Irvine

Ref suspended over match-fixing bribe to take charge of Celtic Champions League tie

A referee who was previously suspended over a match-fixing bribe will take charge of Celtic's Champions League match against Dinamo Zagreb.

Felix Zwayer has been named as the match official for the league phase contest in Croatia on Tuesday night.

The 43-year-old has been named as referee with Robert Kempter and Christian Dietz running the line. Fourth official for the match will be Florian Badstubner.

Sascha Stegemann is the VAR official for the contest with Johan Pfeifer his assistant in the booth.

Referee Zwayer is a controversial figure having previously been suspended by the DFB for involvement in a match-fixing scandal.


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The real estate broker was banned by the German FA for allegedly accepting a €300 bribe during a 2. Bundesliga match between Wuppertaler SV and Werder Bremen B.

Zwayer - who refereed the Euro 2024 semi-final between England and the Netherlands - helped expose alleged match-fixing referee Robert Hoyzer who was later jailed and given a lifetime ban.

News of Zwayer's suspension and match-fixing allegations only came to light in German outlets last year after being kept quiet at the time as he co-operated with an investigation into Hoyzer.

The official has taken charge of two matches involving Celtic previously.

He first refereed a 2-1 loss for Celtic to Ajax in the Europa League group stage back in 2015 before overseeing the 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid last year.

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