Ettore Messina: Sport must not remain outside politics, anything we do in life is political

Olimpia Milano coach Ettore Messina spoke to Sky Sport about the war in Ukraine.

(via RealOlimpiaMilano)

“I disagree with those who say that sport must stay out of politics, because anything we do in life is political, any position we take is political, “Messina said.

“There is no such thing as sport pretending to be a world unto itself, I am convinced that it was important that the international federations have established a mechanism by which they suspended Russian teams”