The Filipino boxing legend is aiming for that one punch that will make him one of the powerful figures in the world. The 42-year-old, who has been a Senator since 2016 and was a Representative previously, is contesting in the 2022 Philippine presidential election. To dedicate himself fully to his people and politics, Pacquiao formally retired from boxing on 29 ... Read More »
Football players are athletes who play football professionally. It should be noted that while some parts of the world use the word “football” to describe soccer, actual football refers to the American version of the sport. Football players have various duties outside of the field, such as attending regular practice sessions, memorizing complex attack/defense patterns, and keeping themselves in peak ... Read More »
Cristiano Ronaldo has found a new home at the Four Seasons Hotel in Kingdom Tower, Riyadh, after his big-money move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr. His suite takes up two floors of the 99-storeyed building and comprises 17 rooms. Ronaldo’s month-long stay at the “Kingdom Suite” will cost the Portuguese forward a whopping £250,000 per month (according to Daily Mail) ... Read More »
Queiroz coached the national team from 2011 to 2019, according to the German soccer website Transfermarkt. The qualified for both 2014 and 2018 under his leadership, but lost in the first round of each. Queiroz most recently coached the Egyptian team, leaving in April. Egypt is one of the stronger teams in the Middle East, but failed to qualify for ... Read More »
Some coaches, mostly offensive and defensive coordinators, spend the games high up in the booths watching the game play out with a bird’s eye view. Being in the booth has it’s advantages but you also lose the opportunity to have direct contact with your players on the field, which is why many stay on ground level. Between the head coach, ... Read More »
Professional Soccer Players play soccer for a living. It’s not as simple as that, however. The road to a profession out there on the soccer field is paved with a lifetime of hard work, training, sweat, and pain. As a Professional Soccer Player, you undergo a few hours of physical training at least five days a week. Running for endurance, ... Read More »
The goalkeeper is the person in charge of intercepting or stopping the ball before it crosses the final line that is in the goal and thus prevent the opponent from scoring a goal. As they say in football parlance, it is the lifeline of the teams. Keep in mind that he is the only player on the team who can ... Read More »
Born on March 20, 1940 in the city of Babol, he is retired freestyle wrestler. With 6 world and Olympic gold medals, he is in the second place of the list of wrestling honors after Hamid Soorian and the 11th place of the FILA Hall of Fame for freestyle wrestling champions in the 20th century. The peak of Movahed’s athletic ... Read More »
Figure Skating is a sport in which single athletes or teams of athletes conduct artistic performances on ice. Both men and women participate in their own singles events with pair skating events and ice dancing events open to both genders (usually one male and one female). Athletes produce a wide variety of moves in order to impress a panel of ... Read More »
In soccer, the position of goalkeeper requires years of hard work and focused training. Goalkeepers practice dribbling and passing the soccer ball with field players and jumping and diving for the ball. The position requires balance, hand-eye coordination, agility and a strong mental focus. The goalkeeper is the last line of defense to prevent the other team from scoring. The ... Read More »