Brazilian footballers flee Ukraine after invasion
A contingent of largely Brazilian players and their families have managed to leave Ukraine after the Russian invasion, one of the country's top clubs Shakhtar Donetsk said on Monday.
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Ukraine crisis: Group of stranded Brazilian footballers appeal for help in war-torn nation, Paulo Fonseca stranded
A group of Brazilian footballers have appealed for help to leave Ukraine after Russia invaded the country. The group of players, which includes their families, are currently in a hotel in Kiev and say they have been left stranded in the war-torn nation and that there is no way to fly home from Ukraine. Ad/> «The situation is one of despair,» Shakhtar Donetsk forward Junior Moraes said.
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Brazil footballers in Ukraine plead for help to leave
RIO DE JANEIRO: A group of Brazilian footballers who play in Ukraine pleaded for help Thursday in leaving the country, saying Russia’s invasion had left them stranded in a Kiev hotel where they sought refuge. “There’s no fuel, the border is closed, the airspace is closed. There’s no way for us to get out,” said center-back Marlon in the video posted on Instagram, one of 13 Brazilians who play for Shakhtar Donetsk, one of Ukraine’s top clubs.
Footballers' union call for temporary concussion substitutes
Temporary concussion substitutes are needed to safeguard players because of the pressure on medical teams to make quick assessments, the English Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) said Monday.
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Footballers' union call for temporary concussion substitutes
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