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Who sacrificed the losers in a sports match?

In Aztec team games with a rubber ball, there was a tradition to sacrifice the players of one of the teams. As for which team it was - the winner or the loser - historians are still arguing.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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