Anton Shekhovtsov@shekhovtsov.substack.comOrganised international sport is organised international corruption by default. IOC, FIFA, etc.7/7/26, 7:04 pm·13 reposts·32 likes
Johnnybee@alicethewonderdog.bsky.social7 JulyTrue, but they do like to try to put a respectable veneer on their events. Trump and Infantino stripped the veneer down to the rotten wood beneath.1
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