Ukraine football legend Andriy Shevchenko gifts Lewandowski armband in show of solidarity against Russia

With the FIFA World Cup only a couple of months away, footballer & Polish national team captain Robert Lewandowski pledged his support to Ukraine against the Russian invasion of their neighbours.

Lewandowski, who met Ukrainian legend Andriy Shevchenko in Warsaw, was gifted a captain's armband bearing the blue-yellow flag colours.

The 2-time FIFA World Player of the Year will take the armband to the marquee event in Qatar in November.

“It will be an honor for me to carry this captain's armband in the colors of Ukraine to the World Cup," Lewandowski wrote on his Instagram account.

This is not the first time Lewandowski has come out in support of the war-torn nation. Earlier in the year, it was Lewandowski's public stance that led to the boycott of Russia in a World Cup qualification playoffs semifinal scheduled in Warsaw on March 24.

The strong Ukraine-Poland football ties have seen Ukrainian national and club teams play their home games in international events this season at stadiums in Poland.