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The English Soccer Season Is Starting. Can We Have the Olympics Back Instead, Please?

By Glen Levy

A stunning medal haul, secured by humble British athletes, puts the exploits of overpaid soccer players in an even worse light

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The Best and Worst Moments of the Olympics

By TIME Staff Aug. 16, 2012

There were many memorable moments at the London Olympics, some heartbreaking and some baffling. But each of TIME’s correspondents at the Games has picked two that stood out the most, for better or for worse

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