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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
By Jonathan Wilson Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its intersection with the sport on multiple levels has once again brought to the surface some uncomfortable, yet stark, truths. Last Saturday, as Burnley staged a minute’s applause for Ukraine, Chelsea fans chanted the name of their departing Russian owner, Roman Abramovich. For the previous 10 days, the news and social media had been flooded with images of the most horrendous suffering from Ukraine, of shattered apartment blocks, bloodied bodies and trains of refugees. But that was not enough: Their own identity mattered more than offering e…