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Andriy Shevchenko claims Premier League teams have agreed to accept Ukrainian children to train with their academies after legendary striker stated that 'all UK clubs have responded' to the country's war crisis

The Premier League has stepped up its aid of Ukraine with plans to welcome fleeing refugee children into their academies, according to Andriy Shevchenko.

Since Russia began their murderous invasion more than 1.3 million civilians have fled, mostly into Poland and Romania. They were forced to leave everything behind, with many abandoning their cars part-way and trekking hour upon hour to leave the war zone.

The English top-flight are staging a show of solidarity with Ukraine this weekend, with the slogan 'Football Stands Together' splashed across grounds and a minute of applause held before kick-off.