Barcelona and Poland star Robert Lewandowski to wear Ukrainian armband at World Cup
By Issy Ronald, CNN
Armband Sport News
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Robert Lewandowski will wear both the Polish and Ukrainian captain's armbands at the World Cup in Qatar. Ukraine coach Andriy Shevchenko presented the Barcelona star with the symbolic blue and yellow armband on Tuesday at the Polish national stadium in Warsaw. "Thank you" Shevchenko, tweeted Lewandowski on Tuesday. "It was a pleasure to meet you! It will be an honour for me to carry this captains armband in the colours of Ukraine to the World Cup."
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