Robert Lewandowski is expected to start for Bayern Munich this afternoon in a league match with Werder Bremen, just four days after condemning Gordon Greer for a "brutal" challenge in Warsaw.
The Poland striker was able to see out the rest of the Euro 2016 qualifying match with Scotland, but in some discomfort, and later claimed that his shinpad had been broken by Greer's block.
The 26-year-old has walked away from the challenge, of course, and straight into contention for a starting place at the Allianz Arena following an assessment by Bayern medical staff. However, Nike - the company who produced the player's shinpads - have now stepped into row, expressing surprise that their product had been damaged so badly.
"We have never, ever heard of an incident like this with this product," said Maciej Lason, the Polish communications manager for Nike, of Lewandowski's Mercurial Blade shinpad. "The shinpad has a very high protection rate and this is the first time we have heard of this in a football match."
The relationship between Berti Vogts and the Azerbaijan national team is broken beyond repair, with the German yesterday resigning from his post as manager. Vogts - who took over in 2008 following ill-fated spells in charge of Scotland and Nigeria - cited a lack of conviction and insufficient fitness levels among the players as his primary reasons for stepping down.
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