1 min read
Why is it that international sporting bodies tend to be headed by people who are, to be polite, repellent?
The IOC - which has apparently cleaned its act up a bit - has historically been corrupt from top to bottom.
Motor racing's FIA is headed by Max Mosley. Enough said.
UEFA's old boss, Lennart Johannson, was a dreadful specimen.
And as for FIFA's boss, Sepp Blatter: his latest outburst is typically ignorant and offensive. According to Mr Blatter:
I'm not going deal here with his failure to understand the purpose and nature of a contract of employment. But calling footballers modern slaves is simply disgusting.
Modern slaves don't earn
To get more from opinion, click here to sign up for our free Editor's Picks newsletter.