“Gianni Infantino doesn’t feel Palestinian today.”

This was among the most poignant lines in a speech delivered by Katarina Pijetlovic, associate professor at the Catolica Global School of Law in Lisbon, during the 2024 Play the Game conference in Trondheim, Norway. Her talk underscored the glaring disparity in international sports organizations' reactions to the war in Gaza compared to their responses to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

I was present for her presentation and immediately realized she would be an ideal guest for an episode of the Sports Politika podcast.

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