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Match World Cup 2022 requires football players to take care of their bodies and health. It turns out this is the type of food they usually consume.
This biggest soccer match event has gathered professional players from all over the world. Apart from improving their abilities, soccer players also have to take care of their bodies and health.
Not only is physical exercise needed, but proper food intake is also important to pay attention to. Remembering that soccer players have to play and expend energy in matches for quite a long time.
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Therefore, it is very important for them to get nutrition in the right amount and at the right time. The goal is to ensure they give the best performance on the field.
There are several foods that football players usually consume when playing matches, including the 2022 World Cup. Summarizing firstpost.com (25/11), the following are the foods consumed by football players from Neymar to Messi.
1. Neymar Jr’s meal menu
 Neymar follows a diet that is high in calories. Those calories usually come from carbohydrates. (Photo by Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images) Photo: Getty Images/Jonathan Moscrop |
Brazilian soccer player Neymar follows a high-calorie diet. 60 calories come from carbohydrates, 30 percent come from protein intake, and the remaining 10 percent come from fat, vitamins and other nutrients.
According to information from the team, Neymar’s breakfast was three fried eggs with spinach and lean turkey. Afterwards Neymar will drink a glass of protein shake and a handful of sunflower seeds and almonds.
Neymar’s lunch usually consists of turkey meatballs and sweet potatoes. His afternoon snack was turkey with peanut butter and sunflower seeds. Neymar’s day usually ends with pieces of boiled cabbage.
2. Food consumed by Cristiano Ronaldo
Fierce matches require soccer players to train and maintain their performance at the highest level. However, they also need to keep their bodies fit by providing proper nutritional intake.
For example, the Portuguese player, Ronaldo, is on a strict diet. His personal chef revealed that Ronaldo consumes several natural foods such as fish, chicken, vegetables, seafood and whole grains.
When it comes to eating time, Cristiano Ronaldo chooses to eat six small portions every day. Another option is to eat every three to four hours, interspersed with drinking lots of water.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo also likes to make toast with avocado as a lunch snack.
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