Referee Felix Zwayer has not officiated a game since the beginning of December. Mental stress and death threats were among the reasons. Now he has made a decision about his career.
According to a “kicker” report, referee Felix Zwayer wants to continue his career in professional football. “I have worked through all the issues for my decision,” the magazine quoted the 40-year-old on Tuesday evening. After the excitement about his role in the Bundesliga top game between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Munich (2: 3) in December, the Berliner decided to take a break. Zwayer had received a lot of hostility after the game, later he reported a death threat.
According to “Kicker”, Zwayer’s decision will be announced soon. “But it’s still a gut story. Yes, now you do it, says one side. Only if I try it will I find out how football affects me in the future. If I don’t, maybe later I will say once that I missed this opportunity. And I don’t want that,” said Zwayer.
The referee had numerous discussions: “I’ve done all my homework to be able to make a decision. But it’s not yet ready to make this public. That will be the case sooner or later, rather sooner.”
DFB chief referee Lutz Michael Fröhlich said at the end of January that he could not seriously answer the question of whether Zwayer would continue. “I can only tell you that we are working on keeping Felix Zwayer as a referee,” said Fröhlich on Sky TV.