Football Notes: Real's Gareth Bale To Play For Wales On Andorra's Artificial Pitch

Wales Manager Chris Coleman said that Real Madrid's Gareth Bale will play for his national team on Andorra's artificial pitch "despite concerns about the surface from his club." Real Madrid Manager Carlo Ancelotti told Coleman "some of his players had struggled on a 3G surface." But Coleman said he will "pick winger Bale, 25, if he is fit for their first Euro 2016 qualifier" on Sept. 9 (BBC, 8/28). ... UEFA has invited the heads of the Russian and Ukrainian federations to its Swiss headquarters next month in an "attempt to resolve the ongoing crisis over Crimean clubs and secure some kind of breakthrough" (INSIDE WORLD FOOTBALL, 8/28).