Match-Fixing Controversy
On Sept. 12, 2012 the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported that a CSL game between the Trois-Rivières Attack and Toronto Croatia held on Sept. 12, 2009 was fixed.
The report, which aired on the news program The National, revealed Court documents showing that €15,000 ($18,000 Cdn) in bribes were paid to several players on the Toronto Croatia team.
The game was part of a larger match-fixing scandal in Europe in which six people were convicted.
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