Top 5 Padel Footballers | Padel Magazine

Le Padel is a sport that is experiencing a global boom. Over time, it is gaining more and more followers, whether as a main sport or as a complementary activity. It can be said that football stars find in padel a physical activity that allows them to keep fit while having fun.

There are countless footballers and ex-footballers who enjoy playing padel. So we decided to give you a Top 5 of the biggest football stars who have taken up padel.

Leo Messi

One of the best footballers in history and current PSG player. In an interview for the Argentinian magazine “Ole”, Leo confessed that he plays padel at least twice a week with his friends!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsQSIMxr1-c

Zinedine Zidane

The French star and former Real Madrid coach shared on his social networks a training session during his holidays. The technical quality that was present in one of the best number 10s is not yet really found on the padel courts, but it certainly won't be long!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txd_nfGIHmw

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

The former Paris Saint Germain and Swedish national team player is a padel enthusiast, so much so that he has launched his own centre: Padel Zenter!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLLeLGXshGg

Carles Puyol

The eternal captain of FC Barcelona, after his retirement from the field, has been seen very active practicing padel with some of his former teammates of Barça. It is also common to see him in the stands of the World Padel Tour.

Neymar Jr

The Brazilian star and PSG player shared photos on his social networks practicing padel with his son. In the photos, we can see his grip, which is very particular... The Brazilian loves this sport so much that he has installed two tracks in his villa in Brazil !

And as you can see, the Brazilian has a hold of his own.

And the list does not end there, football players and coaches such as Esteban Cambiasso, Francesco Totti, Leandro Paredes, David Beckham, Marcelo Gallardo, Ronaldo, Gerard Piqué, Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Iker Casillas, Sergio Busquets, Vicente del Bosque, Patrick Kluivert, or recently Miroslav Klose are all fans of padel.

Why do footballers like padel?

First, padel is an accessible sport, which allows you to have fun very quickly. Then, padel and tennis are team sports, where you need a good communication and where you work for your partner (s).

Good positioning and good coordination. These two skills are present in both sports. In padel as in football, motor coordination is fundamental to “control” the ball and anticipate rebounds.

Speed, endurance and flexibility are also skills that these two sports share, which is why it is increasingly common to see football players coming to work out on the padel courts. What are you waiting for to start playing one of these two sports?

Santiago plazas

Colombians love padel! So yes, we are not the best, but the main thing is to participate. As you can see, I am the guy from Bogota and I intend to leave my mark on padel with Padel Magazine.