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Soccer’s stupid own goal does not mean the game is over – Sydney Morning Herald

European soccer fans have succeeded this time in their protest against rich owners who tried to take their game away. But history suggests this is not the end.

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He was right, of course. There might have been some token of a sanction, quickly overturned by the nearest neighbourhood court on the grounds that a ban would be against the spirit of competition. Lawyers said so. Mustnt stifle competition, you know.
But the ESL would have worked. Theres a history to say so. Lets use our little corner of the world as a microcosm. The biggest and wealthiest sport here is AFL. It grew out of a breakaway competition in 1897. The eight founding clubs were not categorically…

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