Up your game with the right foods for football

Whether you’re playing for fun or take your football matches seriously, there’s no denying the game gets you fit and is a great way to socialise too. But hitting the pitch or the park with the wrong foods fuelling your body is really going to affect your performance. So, what to eat to ensure you end up a winner and not a whimpering wreck?! Professional footballers in particular follow strict diet regimes to boost their athletic performance in training, on match days and even off-season. A good diet can also prolong the career of a footballer and along them to keep on playing at a high level. One such example is Alessandro Diamanti, who, at the age of 38 is arguably the best player in the A-league. In 2020, he even won the Johnny Warren Medal as player of the year in his debut season. Diamanti’s current club, Western United FC, are outsiders to win the A-league Grand Final with odds of 21.00 in the football betting, but the Italian will be hoping to defy the odds and help push his team to glory. Diamanti continues to prove that older players can still run rings around the [younger] competition. So, even if you’re just a part-time or fun-with-your-mates player, success on the pitch means eating the right performance-enhancing foods.   Complex carbs and proper protein   Source: Pexels First up, you’re going to need energy, and that comes from carbohydrates. But put the pizza and the white pasta down! You need slow-release complex carbs that’ll keep you… Read More