World champions Japan escape punishment by FIFA over London 2012 match-fixing admission

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By David Gold

August 1 – World champions Japan have escaped FIFA censure after the coach of the women’s football team admitted he had wanted to avoid a result which would have meant his team playing their Olympic quarter-final in Glasgow.

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