Lewandowski: I ask my friends to call me 'Emil'
Apparently, Bayern München star Robert Lewandowski has an alter ego.
| Robert Lewandowski. |
When the Polish international is out with his friends, he sometimes asks them to call him 'Emil' instead of 'Robert' or 'Lewy'.
"It is pure coincidence and I don’t use it that much, but it is helpful when we are with friends somewhere. For example, in a restaurant, we talk and laugh, but don’t use ‘Robert’ or ‘Lewy’. And in that situation I’m Emil," Lewandowski told The Guardian and added:
"No one turns around or looks in my direction. And if someone thinks they have recognised me and asks if I am Robert Lewandowski, I simply say ‘Sorry, it’s a mistake, I just look like him. I’m Emil, not Robert."
Lewandowski will be in action at the World Cup in Russia for the first time when Poland take on Senegal today.
