Robert Lewandowski drops 5 million euro sponsorship deal with Huawei in stand against Russia

[BeyondGeography]

Robert Lewandowski has cut ties with Chinese technology company Huawei amid unconfirmed rumours they are helping Russia defended themselves against cyber attacks.

Huawei have firmly denied claims of involvement with Russia and there is no evidence to support the claims. But Lewandowski has taken a stand and cut ties with the company in a move that will cost him around €5m (£4.14m) having recently signed a three-year deal with the technology giants.

The striker's agent, Tomasz Zawiślak…was asked whether Lewandowski's decision was also inspired by the fact that Huawei are one of the few companies still operating in Russia.

He remained coy, claiming: "We do not have full information on this, so I will stop at what we have already stated."

…The Bayern Munich star first agreed a deal with Huawei in November 2015.

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