We already knew that the 997th player in the French ranking, Hatem Ben Arfa, was a real fan of padel. But what we didn't know is that he is clearly so addicted to the activity that he is ready to give up his first passion, football!

Indeed, the former French international, who has never announced his retirement from the football fields, was contacted by Samir Nasri to be part of the French team in the Kings League, a 7-a-side football league created by Gérard Pique. But as Nasri explained in a live on the channel Twitch from Aminematue, Hatem refused because he has other plans: “He was contacted, he is not too keen. He plays a lot of padel, he is ranked”. Amine adding: “Hatem is in padel, he is in pro player mode".

Thanks to his determination, the man who participated in 70 padel tournaments in 2023 managed to enter the French Top 1000. What can we expect next?

Hatem Ben Arfa participated in 70 padel tournaments this year!

Xan is a fan of padel. But also of rugby! And his posts are just as punchy. Physical trainer of several padel players, he finds atypical posts or deals with current topics. He also gives you some advice to develop your physique for padel. Clearly, he imposes his offensive style as on the padel court!

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