{"id":1208671,"date":"2022-09-21T19:33:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T19:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/21\/lewandowski-to-wear-shevchenkos-ukraine-armband-at-world\/"},"modified":"2022-09-21T19:33:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T19:33:44","slug":"lewandowski-to-wear-shevchenkos-ukraine-armband-at-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/21\/lewandowski-to-wear-shevchenkos-ukraine-armband-at-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewandowski to wear Shevchenko&#8217;s Ukraine armband at World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"385\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1663788823_954_andriy-shevchenko-armband-220920g-1050x580-1-696x385.jpg\"   alt=\"Andriy Shevchenko (L) Robert Lewandowski (R) \u00a9 Getty Images\" title=\"Andriy Shevchenko (L) Robert Lewandowski (R) \u00a9 Getty Images\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andriy Shevchenko (L) Robert Lewandowski (R) \u00a9 Getty Images<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Poland captain Robert Lewandowski has pledged to wear Ukrainian colours on his sleeve at the World Cup to show solidarity with the war-torn country after getting a special blue and yellow armband from Andriy Shevchenko.<\/p>\n<p>The Barcelona striker met former Ukraine captain and coach Shevchenko at Warsaw\u2019s national stadium to collect the armband which he will wear in Qatar to symbolically represent Ukraine, who failed to qualify for the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine on what Moscow calls a \u201cspecial military operation\u201d to \u201cdisarm\u201d Kyiv, purge it of \u201cnationalists\u201d and halt NATO expansion.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am going to wear Ukraine\u2019s colours at the Qatar World Cup,\u201d Lewandowski said. \u201cI\u2019ll wear Shevchenko\u2019s armband at the World Cup in November as a reminder that the people of Ukraine are not alone and remain in our thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing here with Andriy means a lot to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former Chelsea and AC Milan striker Shevchenko, who played for Ukraine 111 times scoring 48 goals and represented Dynamo Kyiv before playing abroad, has been raising funds to rebuild his country following the invasion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank Lewandowski for this act of solidarity and for all his work on behalf of my country,\u201d Shevchenko said.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"pnY2IKTdlYk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Caretakers - Paul &amp; Silas Week 19 Episode 4\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pnY2IKTdlYk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andriy Shevchenko (L) Robert Lewandowski (R) \u00a9 Getty Images Poland captain Robert Lewandowski has pledged to wear Ukrainian colours on his sleeve at the World Cup to show solidarity with the war-torn country after getting a special blue and yellow armband from Andriy Shevchenko. 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