More and more football players and former players who do not hesitate to confess that they have surrendered to the charms of paddle ... One of the last to reveal this hobby has been the brand new signing of FC Barcelona: Ivan Rakitic.
Padel World Press .- As our colleagues from The sports world, there is no doubt that the paddle is the 'second sport' of the great stars of the Barça squad, as well as many of their old glories. A few weeks ago, we saw Leo Messi posing with a shovel but we also witnessed Pique, Puyol, Julio Salinas, Eusebio, ...
The last double signing, both for the football team and for the Barça sufferers, has been Rakitic. The passion for this sport of the Croatian is such that, as they had from Seville, there was no free day in which he did not play with friends and, in turn, formed an unbeatable couple in the numerous tournaments organized by the Seville team together with José Antonio Reyes.
Now, he will have to find a new partner but surely there will be no shortage of candidates among Piqué, Iniesta (a personal friend of Fernando Belasteguin), Cristian Tello, Sergi Roberto, Marc Bartra, Rafinha and Gerard Deulofeu ... Also, among the members of the subsidiary, there would be You have to closely follow Sergi Samper (his brother Jordi is a tennis professional), who has already shown his undeniable skills with a shovel in his hands.
It can not be forgotten that Luis Enrique, the first team coach, is not only a great triathlete but also performs like a charm on the track, like Eusebio Sacristán, now in charge of Barcelona B, who, in occasions, double form with Julio Salinas, at the same time that Carlos Busquets is also making his first steps.
What will be the future of Puyol?
Very recently, the mythical 'Tarzan' decided to hang up his boots. During his farewell, he said he had in mind to follow in the footsteps of Ramón Ros, his former teammate at Barça who had to leave football due to a serious knee injury and who, at present, wins official and friendly championships with Marc Quílez. His last triumph took place in the eighth and last edition of the Relatos Solidarios Tournament, held at RC Polo with the collaboration of Royal Padel, Padel 2.0 and Kukaclip.
Finally, it should be noted that other former players with such a good hand as foot are Gerard López, Quique Álvarez, Sergi Barjuan, 'Chapi' Ferrer, the brothers Òscar and Roger García or Víctor Muñoz-Pichi Alonso, a pair already consolidated and with a great level.
Anyway, soon, we have a Padel Veterans League.
Source: The Sports World
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