Manchester United have completed the signing of Bruno Fernandes from Sporting CP in a deal that could be worth up to €80 million.
On Wednesday, the Old Trafford club announced they had agreed a deal with the Portuguese side, subject to a medical, which has now been completed.
Fernandes, 25, who has signed on a five-and-a-half year deal with the option of a further year, said: “My love of Manchester United really started when I used to watch Cristiano Ronaldo play, and ever since then I have been a big fan of this great club.
“For me to now play for Manchester United feels incredible. I have worked hard to get to this moment and I can promise the fans that I will give everything for the badge to help bring us more success and trophies.
“I want to thank Sporting for everything they have done for me. It is surreal to hear the nice words that have been said about me from players that used to play for this team. A massive thank you to Ole and everyone at Manchester United for the trust they have shown in me, and I can’t wait to start to repay that on the pitch.”
Said United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: “We have been tracking Bruno for many months, and everyone here has been tremendously impressed with all his attributes and what he will bring to this team.
“Most importantly he is a terrific human being with a great personality and his leadership qualities are clea
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MILAN (Reuters) – Luxury eyewear group Italia Independent (IINT.MI) is hoping to borrow some of Cristiano Ronaldo’s star appeal.
On Wednesday it announced a five-year licensing agreement with the Portuguese forward as it strives to boost revenues after heavy losses last year.
Under the deal, Ronaldo is to design a sunglass collection under his CR7 brand, known for luxury underwear.
The market received the news enthusiastically. Shares were automatically suspended on Milan’s AIM platfo
On Wednesday, Cristiano Ronaldo reached 200 million followers on Instagram, keeping his streak as the social media app’s most followed person. To celebrate the major milestone, the professional soccer player shared a sweet post to thank his loyal followers.
“Wow 200 million!!!” he wrote, sharing a video that featured a montage of pictures from his life and accomplished career. “Thank you to each and every one of you for sharing this journey with me every day!!”
Back in 2018, the 34-year-old athlete earned his most followed title after dethroning Selena Gomez, who at the time, had over 144 million followers.
Known for using the platform to give fans an intimate look at his personal and professional life, Ronaldo loves to post everything from behind-the-scenes game moments to endearing snapshots with his longtime loveGeorgina Rodriguez and their young children. And with his shirtless pictures from his intense workouts, it’s not hard to see how Ronaldo reached the milestone number of followers.
Ronaldo’s impact isn’t only exclusive to Instagram. Last month, the Portuguese soccer star was also featured on Brandwatch’s list of the 50 Most Influential People on Twitter. Topping the list was Taylor Swift, who earned
Some elite athletes, like Venus Williams, adhere to a vegan diet.
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Maybe you’ve seen the Netflix documentary The Game Changers, or you’ve heard of Scott Jurek, a man who trains for and wins 100-mile footraces without eating animal products. Even Tom Brady reportedly eats a diet that’s 80% plant-based. Everywhere you turn, there seem to be more and more elite athletes going vegan, or at least vegetarian.
Common sense has long said that high-level athletes need as much protein and calories as possible — and many people assume a vegan diet is lacking in both. But then why do we keep seeing athletes pop up like Patrik Baboumian, a world-record holding powerlifter who follows a strict vegan diet?
It turns out that a lot of popular ideas surrounding veganism, vegetarianism and plant-based diets in general may be false. Elite athletes can and commonly do excel at their sport without eating animal products — and it may work for you too.
Why are so many athletes following plant-based diets?
Patrik Baboumian is the world’s strongest man, and he’s vegan.
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I spoke to Registered Dietician Brittany Modell to learn more. She told me that athletes have different reasons for adopting a plant-based diet, including health, environmental and ethical concerns. Although various athletes have their own motivations, many have been public about the benefits they’ve seen.
Andre Patton, a wide receiver who plays in the NFL, has said that he feels the difference from eating a vegan diet, and that he wakes up in the morning more energetic and ready to go.
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American tennis legend Venus Williams eats a vegan diet to reduce fatigue and joint pain associated with Sjögren’s syndrome, an incurable autoimmune disease she was diagnosed with in 2011.
Patrick Baboumian — who once carried the heaviest weight ever recorded — has said that he has lowered his blood pressure and increased his recovery time by avoiding all animal products. Babomian also cites environmental concerns for his decision to go vegan.
Does the evidence support the experience of these athletes?
A plant-based diet is more than capable of giving you the nutrients that you need.
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This is just anecdotal evidence — but there’s research that seems to support the claims.
Harvard Medical School says that a vegan diet reduces heart-damaging inflammation, and a meta-analysis of various studies concluded that vegetarian diets are helpful in managing long-term inflammation. Multiple other outlets have echoed the same thing — eating more plants and less animal products will help lower your inflammation.
Medical researchers are thinking more and more about inflammation as a root cause of a lot of our ailments. Inflammation is a necessary immune response, but sometimes it goes too far. It’s been proposed to be a common factor in heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and cancer. Stress, anxiety and other mental health challenges have also been linked to inflammation.
On a day-to-day level, inflammation can cause swollen and painful joints, chronic bloating and fatigue — three things that would make any athlete’s performance suffer. Hence, it makes perfect sense why so many people say they feel better when they switch to a more plant-based diet.
The myths about the vegan diet
Carbs are more important for athletic success than you may think.
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While both personal experience and research supports a vegan diet being possible even for athletes, beliefs about animal products being necessary for performance still float around.
One common mistaken idea is that animal protein is critical to athletic performance. Muscles need protein and amino acids to repair themselves and grow, but the exact amount of protein we should be consuming has been under some debate. While some athletes try to consume as much protein as possible, Modell tells me that most Americans end up eating more than the daily recommended amount of protein, which is 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight. For someone who weighs 150 pounds or 68 kilograms, that’s about 55 grams of protein per day.
Modell explained that athletes actually need sufficient carbohydrates to perform, especially in endurance sports. Carbs are often overlooked, especially because of the pervasive rumor that eating them makes you gain weight. But your body stores the glucose from carbohydrates as high muscle glycogen.
Glycogen is essentially the fuel your muscles use to perform, and more readily available fuel means a higher energy output. So, a higher intake of healthy carbohydrates allows athletes to perform at high intensity levels. A plant-based diet filled with whole grains, fruits and vegetables typically gives people the fuel they need when exercising.
Another common belief is that you can’t get all of the essential amino acids without eating mea
“Kobe has been one of my mentors — I don’t know if I’m allowed to say that — but I’ve had several phone conversations with him, and also obviously when we see each other live,” Djokovic said on Friday, two days before the fatal Sunday crash.
Djokovic, ranked No. 2 in the ATP men’s world rankings, described how Bryant had given him a lot of support in the past few years when Djokovic was recovering from injury.
“The last couple of years when I was going through the injury with my elbow and struggling to ment
Kobe Bryant’s nickname is “The Black Mamba,” a name he gave himself. But for Bryant, the moniker is more than a nickname. It is an alter-ego he created to get through the lowest point of his career.
In his auto-documentary “Muse,” Bryant reveals that he created The Black Mamba as a way to deal with the struggles he was going through off the court in 2003 and 2004.
“I went from a person who was at the top of his game, had everything coming, to a year later, having absolutely no idea where life is going or if you are even going to be a part of life as we all know it,” Bryant said in the documentary.
Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among several people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Sunday, a source confirmed to ESPN. Bryant was 41.
Drafted 13th overall in 1996 out of Lower Merion High School outside of Philadelphia, Bryant was a five-time NBA champion, a two-time NBA Finals MVP and the 2008 NBA MVP. The 18-time All Star retired in 2016 after 20 seasons in the league, all with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were among many in the global football community that paid tribute to Bryant and his daughter.
Dia triste pra nós dos esporte, pra nós fãs e principalmente pra família e amigos de kobe. Com suas mãos se fez lenda, obrigado por exaltar o esporte Kobe… que Deus conforte o coração de sua família e amigos 🙏🏽🖤 #ripkobebryant #24 pic.twitter.com/QPjIy7Fhou
We have no words to express how shocked we are to hear of the tragic passing of one of the greatest sportsmen of all time and Rossonero fan, Kobe Bryant. All our thoughts are with the families of those affected by this tragic accident. You will forever be missed, Kobe 🙏❤️🖤 pic.twitter.com/FOd365chEL
Cristiano Ronaldo scored for the eighth Serie A game in a row for Juventus on Sunday but could not prevent his side slipping to a 2-1 defeat to Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo.
The visitors saw more of the ball in the first half but did not manage a single effort on target. Their best chance was a wayward Ronaldo header just before half-time from a Paulo Dybala free-kick.
Napoli had the better chances, but both Arkadiusz Milik and Mario Rui sent efforts over the crossbar in an uneventful opening 45 minutes.
The hosts went ahead through Piotr Zielinski after 63 minutes. Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny could only parry a shot by Insigne, allowing the midfielder to tap home the opener.
Insigne volleyed home Napoli’s second with four minutes of normal time remaining, and although Ronaldo pulled one back, it was to prove only a consolation.
Maurizio Sarri started with Blaise Matuidi in midfield, while Ronaldo, Gonzalo Higuain and Dybala all featured in attack. Gennaro Gattuso brought in goalkeeper Alex Meret for the injured David Ospina and also handed Fabian Ruiz a start:
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Napoli 🆚 Juventus
Who wins? 🤔 https://t.co/MEnmMzYt4B
Despite all the attacking talent on show, Juventus did not test goalkeeper Meret in the first half, as Napoli managed to keep the defending champions at bay.
Ronaldo did just get sight of goal in the first half but could not keep his header from Dybala’s ball into the box down and
