The Chinese company "Huawei" confirmed the termination of cooperation with Robert Lewandowski, the Polish striker for Bayern Munich, who was recently crowned the best player in the world.
Huawei did not give any reasons to end cooperation with Lewandowski, and the Chinese company denied that the decision may be related to its alleged help to make Russia's network safe against hackers in the wake of the Russian war on Ukraine, describing this matter as "incorrect and based on incorrect and false information." ".
Lewandowski openly criticized the war on Ukraine, and wore the captain's armband in the colors of the Ukrainian flag in the last two matches of the German League (Bundesliga), and also welcomed the decision of the International Football Association "FIFA" (FIFA) to impose a ban on all Russian teams at the present time.
As an athlete, I can't pretend nothing is happening 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/eL0ccpJhdG
— Robert Lewandowski (@lewy_official) February 26, 2022
It was scheduled to meet the Polish national team with its Russian counterpart on March 24 in the European play-off qualifier for the World Cup.
"We cannot accept what is happening there, I hope Ukraine will have the support of everyone," the Polish scorer said in previous statements.
According to a report on the “Goal” website, which specializes in football news, Lewandowski will lose about 5 million euros after the termination of the sponsorship contract with the Chinese telecom giant.