Another detail often overlooked is that not just Hoyzer was involved in the scandal, but several men with whistles. Referee Torsten Koop was suspended for three months because he reported an attempt by Hoyzer to recruit him only belatedly to the DFB. Today’s FIFA referee Felix Zwayer was even suspended for six months because he failed to report match-fixing known to him and accepted 300 euros from Hoyzer before a match between Wuppertaler SV and Werder Bremen II in order, as assistant referee, to avoid critical calls against Wuppertal.
The DFB initially concealed the verdict against Zwayer. The matter only became public in 2014. Transparency, DFB style.