One early experiment to represent a sports event in JSON - this one using players "inside" teams

Sports in JSON Experiment - Players in Teams

{
    "competionid": "123456",
    "eventid": "78901",
    "competionname": "FIFA World Cup 2014",
    "eventname": "FIFA World Cup 2014 Final",
    "competitionstartdate": "2014-12-06",
    "compeitionenddate": "2014-13-07",
    "eventstartdate": "2014-07-13T19:00Z",
    "eventtimeelapsed": "54",
    "eventvenueid": "111668",
    "eventvenuename": "Big Rio Stadium",
    "eventattendence": "80000",
    "eventperiod": "2",
    "eventstatus": "mid-event",
    "eventoutcome": "undecided",
    "eventofficials": [
        {
            "name": "Jeremy",
            "nationality": "USA",
            "role": "Referee",
            "officalid": "2468"
        }
    ],
    "teams": [
        {
            "name": "Spain",
            "url": "http: //www.example.com/team/9753",
            "teamid": "9753",
            "score": "7",
            "players": [
                {
                    "name": "Tores",
                    "playerid": "2586",
                    "position": "Striker",
                    "number": "11",
                    "memberof": "http: //www.example.com/team/9753"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Brazil",
            "url": "http: //www.example.com/team/8642",
            "teamid": "8642",
            "score": "3",
            "players": [
                {
                    "name": "Paul",
                    "playerid": "12399",
                    "position": "Goalie",
                    "number": "1",
                    "memberof": "http: //www.example.com/team/8642"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}