Poland's Lewandowski 'proud to wear Ukraine armband' at Qatar World Cup

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Robert Lewandowski received a captain’s armband in Ukrainian yellow and blue from Andriy Shevchenko. The Poland striker promised to 'carry the colours of Ukraine to the World Cup.'
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Lewandowski was one of the first elite athletes to rally to Ukraine's cause back in February, days after Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, when he lobbied for the postponement of Poland’s international fixture against Russia.

When he next took the field for Bayern Munich, his teammates wore black armbands to honour the victims of the invasion, while Lewandowski, the Bayern captain at the time, wore an armband in the colours of Ukraine.

Since then, he has been a constant ally of Ukraine. Shevchenko handed the Poland captain the armband saying: 'This armband represents pride, power, some attachment to Ukraine and I gave it to him so he can play World Cup games in Qatar with a Ukraine armband'.

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