Ukrainian football teams will boycott all competitions featuring Russian sides while Poland will refuse to play against teams from the country, their national federations said on Wednesday following a decision by UEFA to lift a ban on Russia's youth sides.England's Football Association were also against the lifting of the ban by UEFA, a spokesperson telling AFP their stance had not changed: "English teams will not be playing against Russia".
Man City's chances are surer, while Liverpool leapfrogs Arsenal and Spurs surge in odds to win the 2023-24 Premier League Trophy.
Aston Villa's women's players are "dreading" their first match of the WSL season because of the club's shirts, says Jacqui Oatley.
Bournemouth are still without a Premier League win after Sunday’s defeat at Brighton – but the difficulty level of their half-dozen opening fixtures remains a factor that should be taken into account. What will surely frustrate boss Andoni Iraola is that they led for a spell at Brighton – as they had in their other away games at Liverpool and Brentford – but have only a point against the Bees to show from those three road trips.