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Fernando Santos is transitioning from coaching Cristiano Ronaldo to leading Robert Lewandowski, another soccer great. Santos was named coach of Poland’s national team on Tuesday in Warsaw, a month after departing from his native Portugal. After Leo Beenhakker and Paulo Sousa, 68-year-old Santos is Poland’s third foreign-born coach. He brings experience coaching prominent players like Ronaldo, whom Santos even benched last month during the World Cup’s knockout stages.

Now, Santos will coach a team led by Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski, who, at 34, is nearing the end of his career and may only play in the European Championship in 2024 and possibly the World Cup in 2026. Santos is tasked with making up for Poland’s poor performance in recent major tournaments. Only one World Cup (2022) and one European Championship has seen the national team advance past the group stage since 1986. Continue reading »

 

Poland National Team was escorted by F-16 jets on their way to Qatar to the border of the country. The world of sports has shifted its focus to the most popular football festival in the world, the Qatar FIFA World Cup, but the tension around the Ukraine-Russian border remains.

Poland shares its border with both Russia and Ukraine. So, it has always been a part of a tense situation, especially after a recent missile dropped close to the Poland-Ukraine border. According to the reports, it has also killed two people. Taking into account the present situation, the Poland national football team that participated in the Qatar World Cup had been escorted by F-16 fighter jets as they made their way to the Middle-Eastern country. Continue reading »

The Poland World Cup 2022 squad will be announced on 10 November, but a 47-man longlist has already been revealed. The Poland World Cup 2022 squad will be announced on 10 November, the Polish FA has announced. But the Poles already have a good idea of who might be involved after Czeslaw Michniewicz revealed a 47-man provisional list. That will need to be cut down to a 26-man selection before the World Cup, though, where Poland have been drawn in Group C.

Poland World Cup 2022 squad: The provisional 47-man squad for Qatar

GK: Wojciech Szczęsny (Juventus)

GK: Łukasz Skorupski (Bologna)

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Hosts and holders Spain take on Portugal for the title on Saturday at Olivo Arena, Jaén. Saturday’s UEFA European Under-19 Futsal Championship final is between hosts Spain and Portugal. Group B winners Portugal, who got the maximum nine points, then beat Ukraine 4-1 in their semi-final. Spain, who finished above Ukraine on goal difference in Group A, saw off Poland in the last four just as on their way to victory at Riga 2019, though this time it took extra time before they won 5-2.

We introduce the contenders with Spain attempting to retain the title on home ground. Continue reading »

 
Barnsley defender Michael Helik is set to leave Barnsley for Europe with the club expected to accept a seven-figure fee from Polish side Lech Poznan, according to reports. Helik has not yet agreed personal terms with the Ekstraklasa champions but a four-year deal is on the table according to an article from Inertia Sport. The 26-year-old has widely been expected to leave this summer following the club’s relegation from the Championship where he was named Player of the Year by his teammates.

Lech Poznan are reportedly offering Barnsley €1.5 million for his services plus an additional €500,000 in performance-related bonuses which would make the deal a record transfer in the Polish top-flight. Helik joined the Tykes in 2020 from Cracovia and helped the club reach the play-offs in his first campaign with the South Yorkshire side. The player will be aiming to play in the World Cup and wants to play his football this season at a higher level, with Poznan seen as an ideal move for both Helik and Barnsley. Continue reading »

On July 20th, Celtic will travel to Poland to take on Legia Warsaw in a match billed as Artur Boruc’s farewell. The contest is being played with the iconic former Hoops goalkeeper retiring from football at the end of the season. Therefore, it’s a chance for him to reunite with his former club whilst celebrating at the home of his true love – Legia. However, what’s going under the radar ahead of this one is that it won’t just be Artur who experiences an emotional reunion. Indeed, Josip Juranovic’s return to Legia is also likely to attract plenty of attention from their players and supporters.

Josip signed for Celtic last summer from Warsaw in a deal worth £2.5m [Scottish Sun]. Even now that fee seems more and more ridiculous given how much of a bargain we got in securing the Croatian right-back. He’s gone on to become a fans-favourite after just one year at the club. But it can’t be forgotten how popular a figure he was with Legia before his own departure. Despite only being with the Polish club for a year, Juranovic became one of their top stars. Continue reading »

Poland would wary of facing a wounded lion when they take on home team Belgiumin their second game in Group A4 of the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League campaign. Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski and his Poland national team colleagues are in the same group as Wales and the Netherlands in addition to the Red Devils of Belgium.

Belgium have to produce a very good performance against Poland to appease their fans after the embarrassing 4-1 defeat to the Netherlands. Barcelona attacker Memphis Depay scored a brace for the Dutch team on the way to an emphatic away victory in Brussels. Inter Milan wingback Denzel Dumfries and Tottenham Hotspur forward Steven Bergwijn were the other goalscorers for the three-time World Cup finalists. Continue reading »

Real Madrid hitman Karim Benzema is eyeing Champions League history in terms of the most goals scored in a single season in the history of the competition. The Frenchman became only the third player to score 15 Champions League goals in a single season after Cristiano Ronaldo and Poland international Robert Lewandowski when he took his tally to 15 goals for this season during the second leg of the semifinal tie between Manchester City and Real Madrid. He needs three more goals in the final to break the record currently held by Ronaldo.

Benzema came into the semifinal tie between his Real Madrid side and Manchester City with 12 goals in nine matches and he was able to take his tally to 14 goals in ten matches with a brace in the first leg which ended in a 4-3 defeat for his team away from home. In the second leg, Algerian player RiyadMahrez scored on 73 minutes to put English champions Manchester City 1-0 up on the night and 5-3 up in the tie. Brazilian star Rodrygo Goes then scored twice for Real Madrid between the last minute of the game and the first minute of added time to take the game to extra time courtesy a 2-1 win for the hosts on the night and a 5-5 aggregate scoreline. Continue reading »

Poland international MatheusKlichwas the sacrificial lamb at the halftime interval as Leeds United ensured that they kept home team Crystal Palace at bay on the way to a goalless draw when the two teams met in the Premier League on Monday night. Poland national team star Klich started the game as part of a two-man central midfield alongside England international Kalvin Philips before he made way for German defender Robin Koch at the start of the second half for a more defensive approach.

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Koch who came on for Poland international Klich is a central defender by trade, but he can also play as a defensive midfielder. Koch was able to slot in beside Philips at the heart of the Leeds United midfield, but he was better defensively than Klich. It must be pointed out that Klich is better than Koch when it comes to the attacking part of the game.
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Premier League heavyweights Arsenal are reportedly prepared to swoop in on Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski if his contractual situation with the German Bundesliga outfit remains unresolved. This is according to the report from the stables of FourFourTwo which stated that Arsenal could make a move for the Poland international in the summer if he does not sign a new contract at the Allianz Arena.

Popular Italian transfer guru Fabrizio Romano gave an update on Poland striker Lewandowski and his contractual situation at Bayern Munich earlier in the week. According to him, the Poland national team star is focused on the second half of the season as Bayern Munich chase down honours in both the German Bundesliga and the Champions League. He added that Lewandowski wants to stay at Bayern, but his contract expires in 2023. He will have one year left on his current Bayern deal this summer. As things stand, Bayern are yet to open contract talks with his agent as confirmed by the aforementioned journalist. Continue reading »