Exact same issue on Huawei Mediapad T5, just brought the game, tried everything suggested on various sites, still can't sign in to Microsoft Account, crashes and closes before the window to sign into Microsoft Account even appears.
App version 1.16.40 on Android
PROBLEM RESOLVED
I hope this is the case for everyone but after updating to version 1.16.100 the issue has been fixed and I can now log into Microsoft Account.
Thank you Devs top job