Poland's Lewandowski looks forward to home help - UEFA
With UEFA EURO 2012 less than three weeks away, Poland striker Robert Lewandowski is savouring the "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity of representing his country at a final tournament on home soil.
As the club season winds down across Europe and the competing coaches name their squads in advance of the 29 May deadline, excitement is building in the 16 countries taking part in the 14th continental finals. None more so than in Poland, where the Borussia Dortmund striker says a memorable time awaits the co-hosts' players and supporters.
"For every player this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing, a tournament like this in your country," Lewandowski, a scorer of 22 goals in Dortmund's Bundesliga title triumph, told UEFA.com. "I hope that for the Polish players and fans this creates unforgettable emotions and will be a great experience."
With the honour of staging the finals also comes expectation, however, as Poland's frontline striker concedes. "There are advantages and disadvantages," the 23-year-old said. Having the fans and the entire country, including those in front of the television, behind us is an advantage, but the pressure and expectations will be great, so we have to prepare both physically and mentally."
Lewandowski's club-mate, Jakub Błaszczykowski, agrees, saying: "We're in a good position because we're playing at home. It might paralyse [players] or provide an extra stimulus, but, knowing our fans, I'm convinced they'll stand by us."
To hear the full interview with the Dortmund and Poland pair watch the video above.
Rihanna appears with Jay-Z and Kanye West at London gig - BBC News
Jay-Z and Kanye West were joined on stage by Rihanna at the O2 Arena in London on Sunday night (20 May).
The rappers are set to play five nights at the venue.
Their Watch The Throne Tour will then move on to Switzerland, Germany and Denmark before returning to play various concerts in the UK.
Rihanna also attended Chelsea's celebrations at a London nightclub
More than 20,000 people watched as the pair ran through solo material and tracks from their multi-platinum joint album Watch The Throne.
Rihanna received one of the biggest cheers of the evening as a special guest.
The singer performed Run This Town and All of the Lights alongside the duo.
Also watching from a special VIP area was Kanye West's girlfriend, reality star and model Kim Kardashian.
The evening was rounded off with the rappers performing In Paris.
After returning for an encore they went on to do the track another five times.
Jay-Z is one of the headliners for Radio 1's Hackney Weekend in June with Rihanna topping the other night.
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