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- ↑ Borden, Sam (12 July 2013). "Belize Players Turned Down Match-Fixing Bribe, Coach Says". New York Times. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Cash-strapped Belize players turned down offer to fix Gold Cup game". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019.
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