"Someone will step up, someone will do what needs to be done to win games, " Rivera said.

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The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) called on the government to do more to boost British exports, while the British Retail Consortium said the Games had done little to boost retail sales.

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With the NFL Network is available in only about 40% of American households, Sprint executives hope the NFL games can do for their company what the league's Sunday Ticket package has done for satellite-television provider DirecTV Group.

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