Ukraine invasion: Football uses its voice for good as it applies upward pressure - The Warm-Up

WEDNESDAY’S BIG STORIES Football uses its voice Ad/> Football's reach and powerful voice was in full force again on Tuesday night. The sport still has the ability to — organically, from a grassroots level — be a huge force for good.

A force to push messages of peace and solidarity and, in doing so, place upward pressure on threats to either. Premier League‘He’s special’ — Son on ‘fantastic’ Spurs boss Conte following week of confusion28/02/2022 AT 08:37 And that has been the case following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with fans and clubs using their voice to pierce through the firewalls of misinformation that blight some corners of the world.

The gestures have ranged. Some fans have simply held aloft signs of support or Ukrainian flags; clubs have made symbolic shows of solidarity — like Manchester City giving Oleksandr Zinchenko the captain's armband for their FA Cup win against Peterborough — and there have been direct pleas for de-escalation, like the one from Andriy Shevchenko ahead of the Derby della Madonnina between AC Milan and Inter.

/> Given football's persuasive and pervasive nature the importance of these messages should not be underestimated. Marcus Rashford's work, for example, is emblematic of the movement within football to affect change, and long may it continue.

Leicester land late double to down stubborn Burnley ‘You have to stop’ pleads Tuchel after persistent Abramovich questions Tottenham remain consistent In a world full of uncertainty — and that uncertainty has become that more perilous in recent days — one thing remains consistent: the inconsistency of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. A matter of days after admonishing Leeds United in a four-goal drubbing, which came a matter of days after being