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    Five off at Cruzeiro match as referees stay in spotlight

    By Brian Homewood

    Monday, September 26, 2005

    RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Rocked by a bribery scandal, Brazilian referees remained firmly in the spotlight on Sunday when five players were sent off and two controversial goals awarded in Cruzeiro's 3-2 win over Ponte Preta. All eyes were on the officials at the weekend after referee Edilson Pereira de Carvalho, who has taken part in 11 matches this season, was arrested on Saturday morning under suspicion of taking bribes from a gambling ring. Brazil's sporting tribunal said that up ...

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