Leadership is a singular quality, whether in the boardroom, the political arena or on the sports field.

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The good news is that it is much easier to succeed in the corporate arena than on the athletic field.

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Organisers had planned to scale down the stadium following the Olympics, converting it from an 80, 000-capacity arena to a 28, 000-seater track and field venue.

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So negotiators on both sides are legitimately competing in an arena quite apart from, and longer in duration than the players on the field or court.

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Arena football, the quirky pigskin hybrid played with teams of eight on a 50-yard indoor field?

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Arena football is played indoors on miniature fields of artificial turf with eight players per team on the field.

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