This is the moment Ukrainian footballers Zinchenko and Mykolenko shared an emotional embrace ahead of Manchester City vs Everton.
Meanwhile, Manchester United and Watford players also held up a banner saying 'Peace' ahead of their goalless draw at Old Trafford.
England and Wales' rugby union players stood in solidarity against the Russian invasion before they met at Twickenham in the Six Nations. Ukrainians Vitalli Mykolenko of Everton and Oleksandr Zinchenko of Manchester City embrace before the Premier League match at Goodison Park, Liverpool.However, fighting continues in major cities around the country and troops are understood to be closing in on Kyiv, Ukraine's capital.
Protests have been held across the UK today with thousands standing in solidarity against President Putin.
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