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Lewandowski with a brace as Barcelona rout Real Madrid

Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski scored a quick-fire second-half double to set the leaders on course for a 4-0 thrashing of Real Madrid in a sensational El Clasico victory in La Liga on Saturday.

Soccer • 26 Oct 24

Kylian Mbappe will have to wear a protective mask against the Dutch

Euro 2024 Day 8 preview: Masked Mbappe ready for battle

The group games keep coming thick and fast at Euro 2024, with the Netherlands' clash against France the pick of the bunch.

Euro 2024 • 21 Jun 24

Lewandowski should be back to face Austria

Poland hope to have Lewandowski back for Austria clash

Poland coach Michal Probierz hopes to be able to select talisman striker Robert Lewandowski when they face Austria at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Friday.

Euro 2024 • 20 Jun 24

Robert Lewandowski will miss Poland's opening Euro 2024 game

Lewandowski ruled out of Poland's Euro 2024 opener

Poland striker Robert Lewandowski will miss their European Championship opener against the Netherlands on Sunday after suffering a torn hamstring, the Polish FA has said.

Soccer • 11 Jun 24

Kylian Mbappe scores his second goal against Lyon

Euro round-up: Mbappe scores twice as PSG thump Lyon

Kylian Mbappe warmed up for France's Euro 2024 qualifier with the Republic of Ireland by scoring twice as Paris Saint-Germain powered to a 4-1 win over troubled Lyon in Ligue 1.

Soccer • 03 Sep 23

Darwin Nunez tested the Aston Villa defence but failed to find the net

Klopp: Nunez will come good, just like Lewandowski

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has no concerns about misfiring striker Darwin Nunez after revealing at Borussia Dortmund he used to regularly win money off Robert Lewandowski for failing shooting drills.

Soccer • 30 Dec 22

Senegal coach struck down by illness

Senegal head coach Aliou Cisse could miss their World Cup last-16 clash against England due to illness.

Soccer • 04 Dec 22

Robert Lewandowski scored 13 goals in qualifying

Lewandowski chases elusive first World Cup goal

Wojciech Szczesny is backing team-mate Robert Lewandowski to make a huge impact at Qatar 2022.

Soccer • 21 Nov 22

Van Dijk and Lewandowski will be hoping to bolster their international legacies this winter

A 'now or never' World Cup for a trio of modern greats

Now into their 30s, Virgil van Dijk, Robert Lewandowski and Gareth Bale will be keen to make a mark at the 2022 World Cup for different reasons.

World Cup 2022 • 16 Nov 22

Robert Lewandowski (L) has hit a rich vein of form

Europe: Lewandowski fires Barcelona top, Bayern beaten

Robert Lewandowski's double helped lift Barcelona into top spot in LaLiga as they cruised to a 3-0 home win against 10-man Elche while the Pole's former side Bayern Munich slipped to their first defeat of the season in the Bundesliga.

Soccer • 17 Sep 22

Three is the magic number for Robert Lewandowski

CL wrap: Lewandowski hits hat-trick, Bayern beat Inter

Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick as Barcelona opened their Champions League campaign with a comfortable 5-1 win over Viktoria Plzen at the Nou Camp.

Soccer • 07 Sep 22

Euro round-up: Late Benzema brace rescues Real

Karim Benzema scored twice late on as Real Madrid snatched victory away to Espanyol while Paris Saint-Germain dropped points for the first time this season.

Soccer • 28 Aug 22

Barcelona finally wrap up Lewandowski transfer for €50m

Barcelona have confirmed the signing of Poland striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich in a €50million deal.

Soccer • 20 Jul 22

Lewandowski: "I realise a transfer will be the best solution for both sides"

Lewandowski: My story with Bayern is over

Polish striker Robert Lewandowski said on Monday his story with Bayern Munich was over and he could not imagine staying on with the German champions.

Soccer • 30 May 22

Robert Lewandowski backed the Polish FA's decision to refuse to play Russia

Poland refuse to play World Cup play-off against Russia

Poland and Sweden said they would not play their soccer World Cup qualifiers against Russia in March, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Soccer • 26 Feb 22

Robert Lewandowski won the award for the second straight year

Lewandowski & Alexia Putellas win top FIFA Best awards

Bayern Munich's Polish striker Robert Lewandowski won the FIFA Best Men's Player award for 2021 with Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas winning the FIFA Best Women's Player prize.

Soccer • 17 Jan 22

Mo Salah has enjoyed a brilliant year with Liverpool

Mo Salah & Sam Kerr in mix for The Best FIFA awards

Mohamed Salah and Sam Kerr have been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Men's and Women's Player awards respectively.

Soccer • 07 Jan 22

Messi poses after being awarded the Ballon d'Or

Messi wins 7th Ballon d'Or, Putellas gets women's award

Lionel Messi has won the seventh men's Ballon d'Or of his career at a ceremony in Paris, while Spain and Barcelona midfielder Alexia Putellas took home the women's award.

Soccer • 29 Nov 21

European wrap: Bayern battle back for a draw

Champions Bayern Munich had to fight back from behind to grab a 1-1 draw at Borussia Monchengladbach in the opening game of the new Bundesliga season.

Soccer • 13 Aug 21

Robert Lewandowski scores the goal to break the record

Lewandowski breaks Mueller's league scoring record

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski broke Gerd Mueller's 49-year-old Bundesliga goal-scoring record for a season when he scored in the last minute of their last match of the season.

Soccer • 22 May 21

Robert Lewandowski pays tribute to Gerd Muller after scoring his 40th league goal of the season

European wrap: Lewandowski levels Muller's record

Robert Lewandowski scored his 40th league goal to equal Gerd Muller's long-standing record in Bayern Munich's 2-2 draw at Freiburg.

Soccer • 16 May 21

The Norweigan's signature is sought by a few clubs around Europw

Bayern signing Haaland is 'unthinkable' at the moment

Bayern Munich are not even thinking about signing Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland as they cannot afford the transfer fee, the club's next CEO Oliver Kahn said.

Soccer • 13 May 21

Robert Lewandowski was FIFA's world player of the year in 2020

Lewandowski to miss Champions League quarter-finals

Bayern Munich have been dealt a blow with Robert Lewandowski's knee injury set to sideline the forward for around four weeks, meaning he will miss the holders' Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain.

Soccer • 30 Mar 21

Lewandowski already has 35 league goals to his name this season

European round-up: Lewandowski hat-trick and Real win

Robert Lewandowski hit a first-half hat-trick as Bayern Munich overcame an early red card for Alphonso Davies to beat Stuttgart 4-0 and consolidate their lead at the top of the Bundesliga, while Real Madrid moved within three points of the summit in La Liga after beating Celta Vigo.

Soccer • 20 Mar 21

European wrap: Lewandowski hat-trick overturns Dortmund

Robert Lewandowski's hat-trick saw Bayern Munich fight back from trailing 2-0 inside the opening 10 minutes to beat Borussia Dortmund 4-2 in Der Klassiker.

Soccer • 06 Mar 21