Sports Center / Reported by Xu Zhichao
▲ Messi has not eaten 2 kinds of food for 8 years to maintain a good figure. (Image / Reposted from Messi Facebook)
20-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo’s 37-year-old diet of extreme self-discipline made the outside world follow suit, but he collapsed in less than a day, and the 35-year-old Messi also made considerable sacrifices in his diet to prolong his career football, because under the advice of a nutritionist she hasn’t eaten 2 types of food for 8 years.
According to comprehensive foreign media reports, his coach told Messi in 2014 that he “didn’t perform well because he ate too much pizza.” he touched it for 8 years, by doing so he not only prolongs his football career but also maintains it as long as possible to bring his abilities back to the max.
Messi’s menu consists mainly of five categories: water, olive oil, whole grains, fresh fruits and fresh vegetables. He eats only whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables for breakfast and brown rice and tuna for dinner. Since his diet has improved, Messi’s weight has remained almost unchanged, his physical condition is very stable and he rarely gets injured. Even at the age of 35 this year, he can still dominate the battlefield.
▲Messi strictly controls his diet to perform at his best on the pitch. (Image / Summary from FIFA Twitter)
As for Ronaldo’s 6 Meal Day 1 menu, it ranges from dairy-free cornflakes, egg whites, breakfast juices, to pasta, boneless skinless chicken breasts, potatoes with skin, cauliflower salad, sandwiches to tuna in oil, juices, 1 banana, 1 apple, to a midnight snack of boiled beans and chicken breast sandwiches.
Another group is cheese, ham, low-fat yogurt for breakfast, chicken and salad for brunch, tuna, olives, eggs and tomatoes for lunch, fruit and avocado toast for dessert, and fresh swordfish, salads, steak and tuna.
This year’s Qatar World Cup is the last World Cup for Ronaldo and Messi. The two football legends strictly controlled their “eating” to show maximum performance on the pitch.
