Month: February 2022

9:47 AM ET Adriana Garcia Shakhtar Donetsk’s Marlon Santos spoke in the video appealing for help. Photo by Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images Shakhtar Donetsk‘s Brazilian players have appealed for help following Russia’s attack on Ukraine on Thursday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced martial law across the country on Thursday and the country’s top tier league
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11:41 AM ET The Football Associations of Poland, Sweden and Czech Republic have released a statement urging FIFA to stage any World Cup playoff against Russia outside of the country following its attack on Ukraine. Russia face Poland and the winner of that match plays whoever triumphs between Sweden and Czech Republic in a playoff
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6:58 AM ET Saint Petersburg was originally scheduled to host the 2022 Champions League final. Richard Juilliart – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images UEFA is set to strip Saint Petersburg of the hosting rights for 2022 Champions League final, sources have told ESPN, after calling an extraordinary meeting of its Executive Committee following Russia’s attack on Ukraine
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6:19 AM ET Several players from the United States women’s national team wore athletic tape on their wrists with “Protect Trans Kids” written on it during their SheBelieves Cup game against Iceland on Wednesday. The wristbands, worn during Wednesday’s game in Frisco, Texas, were a protest against a letter Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent to
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