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Sport's highest court will hear appeals next month in the first corruption case involving a Champions League group-stage match.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it has set a March 10 date to hear Debrecen goalkeeper Vukasin Poleksic and defender Norbert Meszaros challenge bans for failing to report that fixers approached them before a home match against Fiorentina.
The Hungarian champion conceded four first-half goals and lost 4-3, though Champions League organizer UEFA accepted the players did not actively manipulate the October 2009 match.
UEFA rules require players and officials to report attempted corruption.
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Montenegro international Poleksic was banned for two years and Meszaros got an 18-month suspension.
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