Building the Perfect Footballer: Body Part by Body Part
【from: http://bleacherreport.com】
By Tony Mabert (Featured Columnist) on March 8, 2012
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Bastian Schweinsteiger's Body
There are countless footballers who have more rippling biceps or more defined six-packs, but the Bayern Munich midfielder possesses the ideal body to play the game.
As a youngster, Schweinsteiger was a talented skier, and considered going professional on the World Cup circuit before choosing football. He is also highly adept at basketball, and came close to playing for Bayern's basketball team last year.
Standing at six feet tall and weighing 170 pounds, Schweinteiger has the perfect combination of strength and agility you would expect from an exceptional all-around athlete.
There are players who are faster than Cristiano Ronaldo. There are players who are stronger than Cristiano Ronaldo. But there is no player in the game who legs combine the two to such devastating effect as the Real Madrid forward.
Ronaldo is the ultimate 21st-century footballer. His pace and power are tailor-made for the quick pace at which the modern game is played.
He is able to surge past defenders seemingly at will, and is strong enough to take the knocks and kicks that would send many inferior players to the ground and instead keep on going.
A recent example of how the Portuguese's pins were put to good use was his winner for Real in the 1-0 win at Rayo Vallecano (pictured). The ball broke loose inside the box following a corner and he executed a supreme donkey kick of a back heel that flew past the keeper.
