Sporting world condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine

Warsaw - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked widespread reaction in the sports world, with athletes condemning Moscow's actions while calls increase for the country to be isolated from international competition.

AFP Sport looks at the main developments:

FOOTBALL-- Saint Petersburg stripped as hosts of UEFA's Champions League final set for May 28. The game has been switched to the Stade de France in Paris.

-- Poland and Sweden say they will not play Russia in next month's 2022 World Cup play-offs. Polish captain Robert Lewandowski tweets: "The right decision. I cannot imagine playing a match with the Russian national team in a situation when armed aggression in Ukraine continues.”

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-- Ukraine team-mates Vitaliy Mykolenko of Everton and Manchester City's Oleksandr Zinchenko embraced before their Premier League game at Goodison Park. Zinchenko was in tears as the crowd unveiled banners including one that read "We stand with Ukraine". Manchester United and Watford players stand together with a sign saying "peace" in six languages ahead of their game at Old Trafford.

-- German club Schalke 04 remove Russian gas company Gazprom from its shirts. In place of the sponsor, players carried the team name across their shirts.

-- The roof of Eintracht Frankfurt's stadium was lit in Ukraine's national colours of blue and yellow. Electronic signs at the ground read "Stop it, Putin!". Bayern Munich wore black armbands. The only exception was Munich captain Lewandowski, who wore a yellow and blue armband.

-- Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin was said by head coach Carlo Ancelotti to be "down in the dumps as he is anxious with his mother and friends living in