Referee criticised over match-fixing past by Bellingham gets England semi

A German referee erstwhile criticised complete his match-fixing past by Jude Bellingham will officiate England's European Championship semi-final against nan Netherlands connected Wednesday.

Felix Zwayer, 43, will lead an all-German refereeing team.

In 2021, erstwhile Bellingham played for Borussia Dortmund, nan England midfielder was fined 40,000 euros (£34,000) for referencing nan official's erstwhile prohibition for lucifer fixing.

Zwayer was fixed a six-month prohibition successful 2005 aft he was investigated for taking a £250 bribe from charismatic Robert Hoyzer.

Hoyzer was subsequently fixed a prohibition for life from football.

Bellingham's comments came aft Dortmund mislaid 3-2 to Bayern Munich.

During nan game, nan referee did not springiness Dortmund a punishment but did grant a spot-kick to their opponents.

Bellingham, who was 18 astatine nan time, told streaming work Viaplay: "You springiness a referee that has lucifer fixed earlier nan biggest crippled successful Germany. What do you expect?"

Bellingham has played a cardinal domiciled successful England's 2024 Euros campaign.

He scored an equaliser successful nan last infinitesimal of normal clip successful their last-16 lucifer against Slovakia and took a successful punishment successful nan team's shootout successful nan quarter-final against Switzerland.

Bellingham besides scored against Serbia successful nan group stage.

The Football Association has declined to comment.