Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has called for peace after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine.
With the death toll already at three figures, Putin's actions have been widely condemned.
And Ronaldo added his voice to those calling for the fight and air-strike ending on Friday.
Ronaldo wrote on his Instagram story, 'We need to make a better world for our children. Praying for peace in our world."
Former Real Madrid and Juventus star Ronaldo has over 406 million followers on Instagram, more than any other user on the platform.
Ronaldo's message came soon after the daughter of Chelsea boss Roman Abramovich shared a post insisting that Putin's invasion of Ukraine was not supported by most Russians.
Sofia Abramovich posted a message to her 41,000 Instagram followers that read: "The biggest and most successful Kremlin propaganda lie is that most Russians stand with Putin".
Earlier in the week, players from Barcelona and Napoli united in support of the anti-war message ahead of their Europa League game in Italy on Thursday.
All 22 players in the match posed for a pre-match photo as they stood behind a large banner that read: "STOP WAR".
The next day UEFA reacted to Russia's invasion of Ukraine by stripping the nation of its right to host the 2021/22 Champions League final.
Krestovsky Stadium in St Petersburg was originally chosen as the venue for the event on 28 May, but will now take place at the Stade de France in Paris.
A UEFA statement read: "The UEFA Executive Committee held an extraordinary meeting today following the serious escalation of the security situation in Europe.
The UEFA Executive Committee has decided to move the 2021–22 UEFA Men's Champions League final from St. Petersburg to the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The game will initially be played on Saturday 28 May at 9 pm CET.
“UEFA would like to express its thanks and appreciation to the President of the Republic of France, Emmanuel Macron, for his personal support and commitment to moving the most prestigious sport of European club football to France in a time of unique crisis.
"Together with the French government, UEFA will fully support multi-stakeholder efforts to ensure the provision of rescues for football players and their families in Ukraine who face severe human suffering, destruction and displacement."
UEFA also stated that Russian and Ukrainian teams should play any European and international domestic games at neutral venues until further notice.
Therefore, Spartak Moscow will have to find an alternate venue for their Europa League last 16 home game against RB Leipzig on 17 March.