Ukraine beat Scotland and demonstrate how sport works, plus more Lionel Messi magic - The Warm-Up
THURSDAY'S BIG STORIES A Good Result Ad/> Generally speaking, a team becomes the neutrals' favourite by playing attractive football, or fielding interesting players, or going about their business in a charming and endearing fashion. These things are all true enough of Ukraine, of course, and yet the ongoing Russian invasion, the background of bloodshed and chaos, made last night's playoff an altogether stranger affair. /> Football'We played for those who fight in the trenches' — Emotional Petrakov after Scotland win2 HOURS AGO This game should have been played in April.
