One early experiment to represent a sports event in JSON - this one using "flattened" team and player structures

Sports in JSON Experiment - "Flattened Players"

{
    "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"
        }
    ],
    "players": [
        {
            "name": "Tores",
            "playerid": "2586",
            "position": "Striker",
            "number": "11",
            "memberof": "9753"
        },
        {
            "name": "Paul",
            "playerid": "12399",
            "position": "Goalie",
            "number": "1",
            "memberof": "12399"
        }
    ],
    "teams": [
        {
            "name": "Spain",
            "teamid": "9753",
            "score": "7"
        },
        {
            "name": "Brazil",
            "teamid": "8642",
            "score": "3"
        }
    ]
}