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Back of the net! Poland to host U-20s World Cup

Hooray! Poland wins draw to host U-20s World Cup and Grzywek, a Polish bison (pictured), will be it’s official mascot. FIFA Chief Commercial Officer, Philippe Le Floc’h, said: “Grzywek represents determination but also fun and enjoyment, all the core values of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.” Adam Warżawa/PAP

The fifth European country to organise the FIFA U-20 World Cup, Poland was chosen after beating off competition with its 3,300-page-long application weighing 17kg.

Lewandowski equals Pizarro for highest number of career goals, but who will reign supreme?

With a 10-year-age gap and Robert ‘The Body’ Lewandowski taking only 280 games to match Claudio ‘The Andes Bomber’ Pizarro’s 464 games, it seems inevitable that the Poland front man will move to the top of the pile.

The ‘female Lewandowski’ expected to lead from the front for Poland in international tournament

She’s a star of the women’s game and an integral part of a powerful Wolfsburg team; now Ewa Pajor is starring for Poland this weekend.

That’s a rap: international football player branches out and cuts a rap track

His football career may be in a dip at the moment but Bartosz Kapustka has come out rapping.

The Great(est) Escape: Wisła Kraków’s comeback from the “almost” dead

Buffeted by scandal, debt and arrests, famed football club Wisła Kraków was going down with all hands, but somehow it has managed to live again.

Thank God its Piątek! Krzysztof ‘The Pistol’ scores twice in spectacular 2-0 opener for AC Milan

Both goals from striker Krzysztof Piątek, whose surname means Friday, came in the first half. The first an angled shot into the corner of the net after a long pass had put him through the defence, while for the second he split two defenders with a stunning shot that sent the home crowd wild.

Back of the net! Striker Piątek signs to AC Milan for record 35 million euros

The move from Genoa to AC Milan is a huge leap for the lad from Dzierżoniów in south-west Poland, who up until last year was playing in the Polish league.

How many fingers does a horse have and other Google searches from Poland in 2018

TFN takes a look a back at this year’s most popular searches and what inspired them. A little hint: football was at the top.

‘We’re getting ready for war,’ says Poland manager after team draws easy group in Euro2020 qualifiers

Commenting on the team’s official website, manager Jerzy Brzęczek added the team was now preparing for the matches which start in March next year.

Poles drawn in ‘group of death’ in U21 football European championship

Joy at qualifying for the next year’s tournament tempered by the prospect of facing European heavyweights.

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