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Match-fixing threatens Spain's forgotten lower leagues

Barcelona's Luis Suarez (R) fights for the ball against Eibar's Asier Riesgo during their Spanish first division soccer match at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, October 25, 2015. Photo: Courtesy

The shocking testimony of previously unheard of Mauritian forward Cheikh Saad rocked Spanish football this week with fears that match-fixing is running wild in the country's lower divisions.

"Sport's big problem is not doping, but the fixing of matches linked to illegal betting patterns," says Jose Luis Perez Trivino, a legal expert on the subject and president of the Spanish association for quality ethics in sport.

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