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Mihir Bose: Football, with its herd mentality, could learn from Olympic sports’ willingness to share information

The Olympics always puts football in the box, if only for a brief two-week period.

Indeed, the very nature of football’s participation in the Games, with teams composed of players who hope to aspire to be the best, but are not yet the best, give it the status of an interloper. And as if to emphasise this status, football starts even before the Opening Ceremony. In the wider world, it may be the greatest of all sports,

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UEFA fair play rules are flawed, says Liverpool’s owner

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By David Gold

August 13 – Liverpool owner John W Henry has cast doubt on whether UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules will work.

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London 2012 athletes have set a precedent for sporting behaviour says FA chairman

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By Andrew Warshaw

August 13 – English Football Association (FA) chairman David Bernstein wants players to copy the sporting spirit shown by athletes at London 2012.

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Bin Hammam under new FIFA investigation

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By Andrew Warshaw

August 13 – Less than a month after having his life ban for bribery overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), former FIFA Presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam (pictured) is back in the seemingly inescapable claws of FIFA.

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Pesoli chains himself to FIGC headquarters to protest over match-fixing ban

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By David Gold

August 13 – Verona’s Emanuele Pesoli, who has been banned for three years as part of the Italian match-fixing scandal, has chained himself to the gates of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) headquarters in Rome.

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South Korean footballer barred from Olympic Medal Ceremony after politics row

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By Andrew Warshaw at Wembley Stadium in London

August 11 – A diplomatic row involving South Korea and Japan marred the latter stages of an otherwise high-quality and unpredictable men’s football competition at London 2012.

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Proud Mexico beat shell-shocked Brazil 2-1 at London 2012 football final

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By Andrew Warshaw at Wembley Stadium in London

August 11 – Brazil’s Olympic dream was shattered once again today as unheralded Mexico, who have never done better than fourth, staged one of the great upsets to clinch gold on the proudest day in their footballing history.

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Conte hit with 10-month ban following match-fixing disgrace

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By Andrew Warshaw

August 10 – Antonio Conte, who led Juventus to the Serie A title last season without losing a single game, has been banned for 10 months for his role in the Italian match-fixing scandal.

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Manchester United lower stock value ahead of New York Stock Exchange debut

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By David Gold

August 10 – Manchester United have announced they will float on the New York Stock Exchange for $14 (£9/€11) per share, rather than the $16 (£10/€13) originally announced.

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Russia win appeal against Euro 2012 sanction

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By Andrew Warshaw

August 10 – Russia have won their appeal against the threat of a six-point deduction in the case of crowd trouble in the next European Championship qualifying competition, according to the Russian Football Union (RFU).

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Home nation’s Clattenburg to referee London 2012’s men’s football final

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By Andrew Warshaw

August 10 – Britain will at least have some representation at tomorrow’s men’s football final when Mark Clattenburg, chosen by FIFA, referees the climax of the Olympic tournament between Brazil and Mexico.

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Lloyd brace earns United States gold and last laugh after World Cup tears

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By Andrew Warshaw at Wembley

August 9 – In front of a record crowd for an Olympic women’s match of 80,203, the United States gained sweet revenge for last year’s World Cup final defeat to Japan as they tightened their firm grip on the gold medal on a tense, sticky and absorbing night at Wembley.

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Exclusive: Blatter hails London 2012 tournament as best in his time at FIFA

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By David Owen at Wembley Stadium

August 9 – “Absolutely” the best Olympic football tournament in his time at FIFA.

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Fox International invest in Dutch football league broadcaster

By David Gold

August 9 – FOX International (FIC) has bought a majority stake in Eredivisie Media and Marketing CV (EMM), which holds Dutch league football broadcast rights.

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London 2012 football final forces Community Shield to Villa Park

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By Andrew Warshaw

August 9 – The traditional curtain-raiser to the English Premier League season, the Community Shield, is being switched to Villa Park from Wembley this Sunday as the national stadium will not be ready to host the event.