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The Geneva Openin

Penulis: Sommy Writes
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-07-23 19:28:49

The Grand Ballroom of the InterContinental Geneva was packed with a few hundred of the most powerful executives, team owners, and sports medicine authorities in the world.

Outside, the rain swept across Lake Geneva, but inside, the air was sharp with corporate tension. The International Sports Rights Summit was where multi-billion-dollar broadcasting deals were secured and global league expansions were greenlit.

I stood at the side of the main stage, wearing a tailored emerald-green silk blazer
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