The curiosities you may not know about the Australian Open

In team sports, especially in the world of football, it is very common to become a coach after a career on the field, although it is not automatic that being a great footballer is equivalent to becoming a great coach.

There are cases, for example Trapattoni, Guardiola, Cruyff or Capello, who from great players (exceptional in the case of the late Johann) have become great coaches.

But also those like Maradona, Pelè or Toni Adams, to whom this passage did not bring the same success.

Scroll through the photo gallery to find out how coaches have changed since they became football coaches!

November as you know is the month of the mustache,Movember,  from Moustache + November.

 Charlie Chaplin in the world of cinema, Salvador Dalì in the history of art.

Even the world of football, which in its own way is an art, has had among its ranks numerous "mustaches" that have made the history of this sport.

In this photo gallery there are not all but the main "mustaches" in the history of football, for you someone is missing? Look at the photogallery and find out.

Who is your favorite? Who is missing for you among the most famous footballers with the "mustache" in the world?

One of the most interesting moments of the World Cup is the performance of national anthems: if we knew the lyrics of certain songs and the contexts in which they were written, we would listen to them smiling.

We reveal for example the curiosity related to the anthem of the Italian national team that will not participate in the World Cup in Qatar.

Have you ever listened to all the lyrics of Mameli's hymn? In the final part we talk about formations to keep in battle, proclamations against Austria, against the Cossacks and references to the Balilla!

Are you a fan of the most famous sport in the world? When you are on holiday do you never miss a visit to a stadium? Then here is what you need, the ranking of the most beautiful football stadiums in the world.

Maybe someone will take you for crazy but a visit to these great stages and their museums is a must.

Browse the gallery to find out which are the most beautiful stadiums in the world!

Have you ever been to one of these stadiums?

Do you think some of the most beautiful stadiums in the world of this gallery are missing?

Germany is the national team that has lost the final of a World Cup several times. There are four defeats in the final for the Germans (1966, 1982, 1986 and 2002), who lead this particular ranking alone.

Although, before Qatar 2022, 21 editions of the World Cup have been played, there are "just" eight national teams that can count at least one lost final.

Germany is also the national team to have played the most times in the final of the World Cup, reached in eight editions and won four times.

Every edition of the World Cup since 1966 has had its own official mascot. World Cup Willie, the mascot of that tournament, was the first mascot of a World Cup and one of the first ever to be paired with any sporting event.

The designers of these dolls try to represent a typical topic of the host nation (culture, tradition, flora, fauna, etc.).

The mascots of the World Cup have children as target and often cartoons or various gadget are created to match this figure and the event in general.

Messi and Ronaldo are iconic. The pair of eternal rivals will compete in the fifth World Cup of their careers. Like them, six other players enter this particular record.

In addition to the two phenomena there are the German Matthaus, the Mexican Carbajal and the compatriot Rafa Marquez, Gigi Buffon, Guilleromo Ochoa, Andres Guardado.

Among these, Buffon did not play in all editions: in 1998 he was only called, but never took the field. The same goes for Ochoa, who never took the field in 2006 and 2010.

What is the most strenuous sport in the world?

According to a research promoted by Espn, a US television station entirely dedicated to sport, the discipline that implies a greater overall effort of our body, resulting therefore the most tiring ever (as well as one of those that involves the greatest risk of serious injuries), is boxing.

The study took into account, for each discipline analyzed, multiple parameters including strength, endurance, speed, agility and coordination required in the race, to be related to the average expenditure of energy, both physical and mental.

What do Harry Potter, chess, camels, mud and especially giant logs have in common? They are all protagonists of some of the strangest sports in the world!

Totally crazy disciplines, invented and practiced all over the world, from Italy to Australia to the United States and beyond: these sports really exist and some are even protected by official federations.

Here are some of the most bizarre and fun sports that really exist: browse the photo gallery to know them!

In these days the first Grand Slam of 2022 began, it is the Australian Open. The fame of the tournament is really deserved, daughter of an event kissed by the Australian summer, immersed in the greenery of a beautiful, livable and cosmopolitan city, where you can move even on foot without stress. 

"Down under" the welcome is warm and relaxed, the public enthusiastic and competent, all ideal ingredients for a top-level tournament. 

We launch the first seasonal Slam telling some curiosities about Australian Open, including history, innovations and records.

How much were the players worth when they retired?

In this photo gallery we have selected 8 players with the highest market value at the time of withdrawal.

The player with the highest market value is Enock Mwepu, who had to retire at the age of 24 on October 10, 2022, following the discovery of an inherited heart disease, ending his career early.

He currently coaches the Under 9 of Brighton.

Imagination, intuition, keen eye and speed of execution. Formula 1 drivers employ these skills, on the track, to try to file down a tenth of a second in each corner, and off the track to taunt their colleagues.

When they take off their helmets, some prefer to relax, locking themselves in motor homes, alone or with family members.

Others, however, are eager to have fun and often do so by pulling pranks on teammates or other team members. We have chosen some of the most successful ones on and off the track.