Argentina goalkeeper credits \u201cmiracle\u201d to Pilates | Pilates in Football<\/title>\n <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"artigo-style.css\">\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n<article class=\"pnf-article-page\">\n\n <header class=\"pnf-article-hero\">\n <h1 class=\"pnf-article-title\">Argentina goalkeeper credits his \u201cmiracle\u201d in the World Cup final to his Pilates classes<\/h1>\n <p class=\"pnf-article-intro\">\n Dibu Mart\u00ednez used this method to improve his flexibility and explosiveness, which proved to be a decisive factor in the defence that secured the World Cup title.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"pnf-article-meta\">\n <span>Source: CNN Brasil<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/header>\n\n <div class=\"pnf-article-body\">\n\n <p>Goalkeeper Dibu Mart\u00ednez, one of the heroes of Argentina\u2019s World Cup victory over France in the Qatar final, offered an unusual and rather light-hearted explanation of a moment that has gone down in World Cup history.<\/p>\n \n <p>In the final minutes of extra time, with the score at 3\u20133, France\u2019s Kolo Muani had the chance to secure a third World Cup title for his country. The striker found himself one-on-one with the Argentine goalkeeper and shot from point-blank range. Mart\u00ednez showed remarkable agility and managed to prevent the goal with his left leg.<\/p>\n \n <p>Dibu Mart\u00ednez\u2019s \u201cmiracle\u201d took the match to a penalty shoot-out, which culminated in Argentina\u2019s victory and the Albiceleste\u2019s third World Cup title. However, what almost nobody knew \u2013 at least until today \u2013 is that the save had less to do with a miracle and more to do with Pilates classes. At least, that is what the Argentine legend claims.<\/p>\n\n <p>\u201cFor the past year and a half, people have been sending me the video of that save from Kolo Muani\u2019s shot every single day. I went out there and stretched. After that, you might make the save, or you might not. I\u2019ve made saves like that a few times in the Premier League, but not quite like that day\u2026 I still do Pilates, you see? And when I stretch my leg, I say, \u2018Ah, that one got me into the World Cup.\u2019 And we all have a laugh about it with the instructors. And they tell me, \u2018It\u2019s not luck, it\u2019s training.\u2019 That\u2019s why I recommend everyone to stretch. It won me a World Cup,\u201d explained the goalkeeper in an interview.<\/p>\n\n <p>After saving Argentina in extra time, Dibu Mart\u00ednez cemented his status in the penalty shoot-out by saving Coman\u2019s spot-kick and seeing Tchouam\u00e9ni shoot wide. Argentina\u2019s number 23\u2019s performances at the World Cup and his form at Aston Villa earned Mart\u00ednez the award for the world\u2019s best goalkeeper.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"pnf-callout\" style=\"margin-top: 40px; text-align: center;\">\n <p><strong>External reference:<\/strong> This article is a reproduction\/curated piece.<\/p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnnbrasil.com.br\/esportes\/futebol\/goleiro-da-argentina-credita-milagre-em-final-da-copa-as-aulas-de-pilates-entenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"pnf-article-cta\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-top: 10px;\">View the original article on CNN Brasil<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Focuses on ankle, knee and lower back sprains, as well as adductor injuries; explains, in simple terms, how core stability and movement control help to reduce the risk of injury and time off.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3513,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-3462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artigos","tag-fitness-challenges"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3462"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3466,"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3462\/revisions\/3466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n \n \n Argentina goalkeeper credits \u201cmiracle\u201d to Pilates | Pilates in Football<\/title>\n <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"artigo-style.css\">\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n<article class=\"pnf-article-page\">\n\n <header class=\"pnf-article-hero\">\n <h1 class=\"pnf-article-title\">Argentina goalkeeper credits his \u201cmiracle\u201d in the World Cup final to his Pilates classes<\/h1>\n <p class=\"pnf-article-intro\">\n Dibu Mart\u00ednez used this method to improve his flexibility and explosiveness, which proved to be a decisive factor in the defence that secured the World Cup title.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"pnf-article-meta\">\n <span>Source: CNN Brasil<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/header>\n\n <div class=\"pnf-article-body\">\n\n <p>Goalkeeper Dibu Mart\u00ednez, one of the heroes of Argentina\u2019s World Cup victory over France in the Qatar final, offered an unusual and rather light-hearted explanation of a moment that has gone down in World Cup history.<\/p>\n \n <p>In the final minutes of extra time, with the score at 3\u20133, France\u2019s Kolo Muani had the chance to secure a third World Cup title for his country. The striker found himself one-on-one with the Argentine goalkeeper and shot from point-blank range. Mart\u00ednez showed remarkable agility and managed to prevent the goal with his left leg.<\/p>\n \n <p>Dibu Mart\u00ednez\u2019s \u201cmiracle\u201d took the match to a penalty shoot-out, which culminated in Argentina\u2019s victory and the Albiceleste\u2019s third World Cup title. However, what almost nobody knew \u2013 at least until today \u2013 is that the save had less to do with a miracle and more to do with Pilates classes. At least, that is what the Argentine legend claims.<\/p>\n\n <p>\u201cFor the past year and a half, people have been sending me the video of that save from Kolo Muani\u2019s shot every single day. I went out there and stretched. After that, you might make the save, or you might not. I\u2019ve made saves like that a few times in the Premier League, but not quite like that day\u2026 I still do Pilates, you see? And when I stretch my leg, I say, \u2018Ah, that one got me into the World Cup.\u2019 And we all have a laugh about it with the instructors. And they tell me, \u2018It\u2019s not luck, it\u2019s training.\u2019 That\u2019s why I recommend everyone to stretch. It won me a World Cup,\u201d explained the goalkeeper in an interview.<\/p>\n\n <p>After saving Argentina in extra time, Dibu Mart\u00ednez cemented his status in the penalty shoot-out by saving Coman\u2019s spot-kick and seeing Tchouam\u00e9ni shoot wide. Argentina\u2019s number 23\u2019s performances at the World Cup and his form at Aston Villa earned Mart\u00ednez the award for the world\u2019s best goalkeeper.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"pnf-callout\" style=\"margin-top: 40px; text-align: center;\">\n <p><strong>External reference:<\/strong> This article is a reproduction\/curated piece.<\/p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnnbrasil.com.br\/esportes\/futebol\/goleiro-da-argentina-credita-milagre-em-final-da-copa-as-aulas-de-pilates-entenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"pnf-article-cta\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-top: 10px;\">View the original article on CNN Brasil<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Focuses on ankle, knee and lower back sprains, as well as adductor injuries; explains, in simple terms, how core stability and movement control help to reduce the risk of injury and time off.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3513,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-3462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artigos","tag-fitness-challenges"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3462"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3466,"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3462\/revisions\/3466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilatesnofutebol.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}