The surprising resignation of Robert Lewandowski has made waves in recent days. As long as coach Michal Probierz remains in office, the Barça star will no longer play for the Polish national team, he announced on Sunday. Therefore, Jan Bednarek will lead the team as captain against Finland today.

Polish media has criticized star striker Robert Lewandowski for his decision longer play for Poland as long as Michal Probierz is the coach. Lewandowski, 36, made the announcement in a post in Polish on the X platform on Sunday after Probiertz said that would no longer be team captain and Piotr Zielinski would take over this role.

Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski has gone public with his version of events leading to what could be a premature retirement from international duty. After Poland manager Michal Probierz decided to

In the World Cup qualifying match—the first without Lewandowski—Poland had to endure their first setback. Joel Pohjanpalo scored the opener for the Finns. The striker is likely still familiar to some Bundesliga fans from his time at Leverkusen and Hamburger SV.

Robert Lewandowski has explained his decision to quit playing for Poland while manager Michal Probierz is in charge.

The surprising resignation of Robert Lewandowski has made big waves in recent days. As long as coach Michal Probierz remains in office, the Barça star will no longer play for the Polish national

Robert Lewandowski announced he will not play for Poland while Michal Probierz remains head coach. The striker, citing fatigue, skipped recent matches and expressed distrust in Probierz. Piotr Zielinski was named the new captain.