UKRAINE’S KIT TROUBLE
The unveiling of Ukraine’s shirt for this Euro has not gone down well with the Russians. The front of the yellow jersey shows a map of Ukraine in white that includes Russia-annexed Crimea, which officials in the Kremlin called a provocation. It doesn’t stop there, for the kit is also emblazoned with two Ukrainian military slogans. The political controversy could get even more pronounced if they were to meet Russia in the tournament’s knock-out stage. And Ukraine’s greatest-ever footballer turned manager in Andriy Shevchenko will back his team to get there this time around, thanks to Manchester City’s Oleksandr Zinchenko at the back and West Ham’s Andriy Yarmolenko up front.