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Sports: Political or Apolitical?

On February 28 and a few days after the Russian troops attacked Ukraine, FIFA decided to suspend Russia from international competition; a sharp break with tradition.

Since its foundation in 1904, the international body has almost been indifferent to the political acts and in fact to the ethical failings of member states. So the immediate question is what is different in the case of Russia?


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