Poland manager, Michal Probierz, has explained his decision to strip Robert Lewandowski of the country’s captain armband. DAILY POST reported that the

(Reuters) -Poland striker Robert Lewandowski said his trust had been betrayed and he was very hurt by the way coach Michal Probierz told him he was being replaced as team captain. The country's record goalscorer immediately announced on social media that he would not play for the national team under Probierz who made the decision to appoint midfielder Piotr Zielinski as captain.

Robert Lewandowski says he feels betrayed by coach Michał Probierz and that it will be difficult to forget the events which led to him stepping away from Poland.