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Armenia-Ukraine: a football match against a backdrop of wars

2022-09-24T00:03:49.849Z


In the grip of war on their territory, Armenia and Ukraine are preparing to face each other on a football field as part of the 5th day of the League of Nations.


Tuesday, September 20.

In an empty National Stadium in Warsaw, former Ukraine star striker Andrei Shevchenko came to present Robert Lewandowski with a yellow and blue captain's armband.

A small ceremony and a symbolic gesture to express all the gratitude of the nation towards the Polish striker of FC Barcelona, ​​​​who has continued to support the Ukrainian people since the beginning of the Russian invasion.

I am very proud

,” said Lewandowski, who will wear the armband at the next World Cup in Qatar.

He also made a point of recalling that “

the war is still topical and that we are still thinking of Ukraine.

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Source: lefigaro

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