Exclusive: Villa ref, Felix Zwayer, should not be allowed on a football pitch – ever

Last night’s Europa Conference League semi-final second-leg tie between Olympiacos and Aston Villa was officiated by 42-year-old Felix Zwayer.

It was a controversial choice by UEFA as back in 2005, Zwayer was involved in a match-fixing scandal in German football.

He came forward to ‘whistle blow’ on his colleagues who all received lifetime bans as a result. Zwayer served a six-month ban of his own before being allowed to take up refereeing again as if nothing had happened.

It’s a decision that has riled Stan Collymore.