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Will Robert Lewandowski play for Poland again? (1:15)
Gabriele Marcotti and Julien Laurens sermon Robert Lewandowski walking retired connected Poland aft losing spot successful manager Michal Probierz. (1:15)
Reuters
Jun 12, 2025, 06:23 AM ET
Poland manager Michal Probierz resigned connected Thursday pursuing a row implicit his decision to regenerate the country's grounds goalscorer Robert Lewandowski arsenic captain.
Lewandowski, 36, said connected Sunday helium would nary longer play for the nationalist squad with Probierz astatine the helm, and told a Polish quality tract connected Monday helium was wounded by the mode the manager had told him helium was being replaced with Piotr Zielinski.
The Barcelona guardant said helium had received a abbreviated telephone from Probierz conscionable arsenic helium was putting his children to bed, and that a connection astir him losing the captaincy appeared soon aft connected the Polish Football Association (PZPN) website.
"I person travel to the decision that successful the existent concern the champion determination for the bully of the nationalist squad volition beryllium my resignation from the presumption of coach," Probierz said successful a statement.
"Performing this relation was the fulfilment of my nonrecreational dreams and the top honour successful my life."
Probierz took implicit from Portuguese Fernando Santos arsenic Poland manager successful 2023, taking them to Euro 2024 wherever his broadside were the archetypal squad to beryllium eliminated. His declaration was owed to expire astatine the extremity of the qualifying play for the 2026 World Cup.
Poland are 3rd successful Group G of the 2026 qualifiers with six points from 3 matches, a constituent down radical leaders Finland.
"The Polish Football Association would similar to convey selector Michal Probierz precise overmuch for his practice and engagement successful starring the nationalist team, wishing him occurrence successful his further career," PZPN said.
Lewandowski, who has scored 85 goals for his state successful a grounds 158 appearances, missed Poland's 2-1 decision by Finland successful a World Cup qualifier connected Tuesday arsenic good arsenic their 2-0 triumph implicit Moldova successful a affable connected Friday.
The erstwhile Bayern Munich striker citied carnal and intelligence exhaustion aft a agelong play arsenic the crushed for his absence.
Poland adjacent sojourn the Netherlands successful World Cup qualifiers connected Sept. 4.
