"This was our way of standing to emphasise the need and the love and respect, the understanding, the conversation of athletes who had something to say. I believe at that particular time all athletes had something to say. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player They need to get a manager in now, no matter how much they cost. You pay £70m, £80m for a player, but they need a manager. "Experience shows that quiet diplomacy offers the best opportunity to find a solution for questions of such nature," an IOC spokesperson said. "This explains why the IOC will not comment any further at this stage."