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Referee Zwayer makes his comeback in Hanover

Makes his comeback: referee Felix Zwayer. Photo: Friso Gentsch/dpa (Image: dpa)
(Photo: Friso Gentsch/dpa)

Hanover – After a week-long break, referee Felix Zwayer is making his comeback in the second division game between Hannover 96 and Darmstadt 98 (1.30 p.m.).

For the 40-year-old FIFA referee, it is the first assignment since his controversial management of the Bundesliga top game between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Munich (2: 3) at the beginning of December, after which Zwayer had been heavily criticized and, according to his own statements, even received death threats had received. For this reason, Zwayer had also considered retiring, but decided this week to continue.

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