Fair enough, but my point is that you're not diluting anything. The cases are very few and far-between, and any nationalised players still have to earn their place in their 'new' teams.

There's no going back, it's just not going to happen, and it's better that way. Sport can't be apart from the rest of a society, and it has to respect basic human rights, such as equality for all its members.

If you mean that some applications for citizenship are fast-tracked, yes they are, and that's also a decision of the government. Many around the world do so when they need to attract scientists or workers of a particular skill. This is not different.

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