{"id":57394,"date":"2024-05-21T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T06:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=57394"},"modified":"2025-09-28T08:44:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T08:44:55","slug":"interview-with-puma-athlete-xavi-simons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/interview-with-puma-athlete-xavi-simons\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview mit PUMA-Sportler Xavi Simons"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/de\/\">Startseite<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a>\/\n        Interview mit PUMA-Sportler Xavi Simons\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/header-xavi.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Finterview-with-puma-athlete-xavi-simons%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Finterview-with-puma-athlete-xavi-simons%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/interview-with-puma-athlete-xavi-simons\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Finterview-with-puma-athlete-xavi-simons%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >\u201cIch will der beste Spieler der Welt sein.\u201d<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Xavi Simons \u00fcber Ziele, Tr\u00e4ume und Idole<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">21. Mai 2024 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Interview with PUMA athlete Xavi Simons&quot;, \"text\": &quot;Xavi Simons, 21-year-old Dutch midfielder and one of the most promising young talents in football, recently visited our PUMA HQ! 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Der Spieler von RB Leipzig und der niederl\u00e4ndischen Nationalmannschaft, der f\u00fcr die Wahl zum Bundesliganachwuchs der Saison 2023\/24 nominiert wurde, schaute in Herzo vorbei und nahm sich die Zeit, mit unserem CATch Up Magazin \u00fcber seine Karriere, seine Ziele und seine Leidenschaft f\u00fcr den Fu\u00dfball zu sprechen.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Xavi-Simons-Gallery-1.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" >Neben einem Fotoshooting, einer Tour \u00fcber unsere PUMA-Geschichtsbr\u00fccke und das PUMA-Archiv nahm Xavi auch an einem <strong>PUMA FAMTALK mit unserem CEO Arne Freundt<\/strong>, und beantwortete die Fragen unserer PUMAs im Publikum. Er erhielt sogar eine <strong>\u00dcberraschungsmeldung<\/strong> von seinem Idol und PUMAFam-Mitglied <strong>Neymar<\/strong>, und ein besonderes Geschenk zu seinem Geburtstag.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Xavi-Simons-Square-2.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 61% 26%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Xavi-Simons-Square-3.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">\ud83d\udd25 Schnellfeuerfragen \ud83d\udd25<\/span>\n<br\/>Lernen Sie Xavi Simons kennen, FOREVER. FASTER. style!<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row two columns -->\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><strong>CATch Up:<\/strong> Welches ist Ihr denkw\u00fcrdigstes Tor?<br><strong>Xavi:<\/strong> Ich w\u00fcrde sagen, mein erstes Champions-League-Tor.<br><br><br><strong>CATch Up:<\/strong> Was ist Ihr Lieblingslied vor dem Spiel?<br><strong>Xavi:<\/strong> Nur einen? \u00c4h, mein aktuelles ist, w\u00fcrde ich sagen, Tr\u00e4ume und Alptr\u00e4ume von Meek Mill.<br><br><br><strong>CATch Up:<\/strong> Was ist Ihr Lieblingsgericht?<br><strong>Xavi:<\/strong> Es ist ein Gericht aus Surinam, bestehend aus Reis, Huhn und etwas Gem\u00fcse.<br><br><br><strong>CATch Up:<\/strong> Wer ist Ihr Lieblingsspieler aller Zeiten?<br><strong>Xavi:<\/strong> Mein Idol ist und war immer Neymar, also w\u00fcrde ich ihn w\u00e4hlen.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><strong>CATch Up:<\/strong> Wenn Sie kein Profifu\u00dfballer w\u00e4ren, was w\u00fcrden Sie dann sein?<br><strong>Xavi:<\/strong> \u00c4h, das ist eine schwierige Frage. Ich w\u00fcrde sagen, etwas, das mit Fu\u00dfball zu tun hat. Also, ein Trainer oder so etwas in der Art.<br><br><br><strong>CATch Up:<\/strong> Katzen oder Hunde?<br><strong>Xavi:<\/strong> Hunde.<br><br><br><strong>CATch Up:<\/strong> Wer wird die Euro 24 gewinnen?<br><strong>Xavi:<\/strong> Die Niederlande.<br><br><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Xavi-Simons-Gallery-2.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row two columns -->\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><strong>CATch Up:<\/strong> Xavi, Sie spielen eine hervorragende Saison (sieben Tore und 11 Assists) mit RB Leipzig und die Euro 2024 steht bald vor der T\u00fcr. Freuen Sie sich schon darauf?<br><br><em>Xavi: <\/em>Ja, nat\u00fcrlich bin ich aufgeregt, das Turnier ist wirklich wichtig f\u00fcr die Niederlande und vor allem f\u00fcr mich. Ich bin noch jung, deshalb ist es etwas ganz Besonderes, in einem so jungen Alter an diesem Turnier teilzunehmen. Ich freue mich also wirklich sehr darauf!<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><em>CATch Up: <\/em>Welche Ziele m\u00f6chten Sie mit den Niederlanden erreichen?<br><br><em>Xavi: <\/em>Alles! Ich m\u00f6chte alles erreichen - den Leuten unseren Fu\u00dfball und nat\u00fcrlich auch meinen Fu\u00dfball schmackhaft machen. Das war schon immer mein Traum!<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><em>CATch Up: <\/em>Haben Sie irgendwelche Rituale vor dem Spiel?<br><blockquote><br><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">\u00c4h, ja. Davon habe ich eine Menge \ud83d\ude42 Bevor ich ins Stadion gehe, rufe ich immer meine Mutter und meinen Bruder \u00fcber FaceTime an, um vor einem Spiel zu reden. Das ist sehr wichtig f\u00fcr mich.<\/span><br><\/blockquote><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2b spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Xavi-Simons-Square-4.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Xavi-Simons-Square-1.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 53% 16%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row two columns -->\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><em>CATch Up: <\/em>Sie sind seit dieser Saison in Leipzig, was gef\u00e4llt Ihnen in Deutschland bisher am besten und was am wenigsten?<br><br><em>Xavi: <\/em>Ich war nicht oft in Leipzig, um ehrlich zu sein, aber ich glaube, f\u00fcr mich k\u00f6nnte das Wetter etwas besser sein. Aber die Stadt ist wirklich sch\u00f6n, und die Leute sind auch sehr nett zu mir. Also, ich w\u00fcrde sagen, das Beste hier sind die Menschen.<br><br><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><em>CATch Up: <\/em>Du spielst mit dem PUMA King, einem Schuh, der schon von Legenden wie PELE gespielt wurde. Was macht das mit dir und was h\u00e4ltst du von dem Schuh?<br><br><em>Xavi: <\/em>Ja, es ist ein besonderer Stiefel, denn als ich jung war, habe ich ihn schon getragen, er hat mich meine ganze Karriere lang begleitet. Das ist jetzt also etwas ganz Besonderes f\u00fcr mich. Aber nat\u00fcrlich ist es etwas Besonderes, wenn all diese Legenden mit diesen Stiefeln spielen, und das ist definitiv etwas Besonderes. Ich glaube, das war immer etwas, das ich erreichen wollte - meine eigene Geschichte schreiben, meine eigene Karriere. Das jetzt mit all diesen Legenden zu teilen, in ihre Fu\u00dfstapfen zu treten, das ist wirklich cool.<br><br><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><strong class=\"textStyle_description\">\ud83d\udd25 Vielen Dank f\u00fcr deine Zeit im Hauptquartier und alles Gute f\u00fcr deine Zukunft, Xavi!<\/strong><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >\u00dcBER<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.69230769230769  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Xavi-Simons-Sidepanel.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 48% 26%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.69230769230769  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Xavi-Simons-Sidepanel-1.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 42% 41%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Xavi Simons<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alter:<\/strong> 21<\/p>\n<p><strong>Staatsangeh\u00f6rigkeit:<\/strong> Niederl\u00e4ndisch<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUMA Stiefel:<\/strong> PUMA K\u00f6nig Ultimate<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Offensiver Mittelfeldspieler \/ rechter Fl\u00fcgelspieler<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spa\u00dffakt: <\/strong>Xavi ist nach dem legend\u00e4ren spanischen Mittelfeldspieler Xavi Hernandez benannt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row social embed -->\n<div class=\"row rowEmbed2 spacing\">\n        <div class=\"col\">\n         <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C6wNUEYIf-l\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6CMEtvLDaP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">Ein Beitrag geteilt von Xavi Simons (@xavisimons)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async type='text\/plain' class='optanon-category-C0004' src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnFull\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >Mehr Fu\u00dfball<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row article teaser 3 -->\n<div class=\"rowArticleTeaser3\">\n\t<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsFull spacing\">\n\t    <div style=\"padding:none\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col articleTeaser\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary\">Sport<\/a>\n\t\t\t        <h4>Mit sechs Mannschaften gro\u00df in der Bundesliga<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t        Es ist ein bedeutsames Ereignis f\u00fcr PUMA und Fu\u00dfballfans gleicherma\u00dfen, denn wir feiern den Aufstieg von zwei PUMA-Teams in die erste deutsche Bundesliga. Dieser bemerkenswerte Erfolg ist f\u00fcr PUMA historisch, denn mit Borussia Dortmund, Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach, RB Leipzig, dem 1. FC Heidenheim, St. Pauli und Holstein Kiel sind nun insgesamt sechs Teams in der Bundesliga f\u00fcr die spannende Saison 2024\/2025 vertreten.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"buttonSec articleslider\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/there-will-be-six-puma-teams-in-the-upcoming-bundesliga-season-2024-2025\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/there-will-be-six-puma-teams-in-the-upcoming-bundesliga-season-2024-2025\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t     style=\"height:200px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:2\t\t\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/header-six-teams-puma-scaled.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser3inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rowArticleItem articleTeaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma teaserVertImg scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/puma-extends-contract-with-shakhtar\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    id=\"56341\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     style=\"height:200px;width:200px;;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Header_SD.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"innerpadd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\">Sport<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <h4>F\u00fcnf weitere Jahre\ud83e\udd1d<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        Ein Hoch auf 5 weitere Jahre! PUMA und der ukrainische Fu\u00dfballverein FC Shakhtar haben ihren Vertrag bis 2031 verl\u00e4ngert. Da die Partnerschaft 2021 beginnt, freuen sich PUMA und der FC Shakhtar auf f\u00fcnf weitere erfolgreiche Jahre.\nIn der Saison 2022\/23 erhalten alle drei Trikots\u00e4tze der Mannschaft ein Update mit neuen Designelementen und verbesserter Funktionalit\u00e4t. Das neue Trikot wird im Juli 2024 auf den Markt kommen und die Entwicklung der sportlichen Traditionen des Vereins mit den neuesten Technologien verbinden.\nShakhtar ist die leistungsst\u00e4rkste Mannschaft der Ukraine, die regelm\u00e4\u00dfig in der Champions League und der EU-Liga antritt und es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht hat, den ukrainischen Fu\u00dfball in Europa zu f\u00f6rdern.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"articleslider\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/puma-extends-contract-with-shakhtar\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nodesktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/><br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser3inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rowArticleItem articleTeaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma teaserVertImg scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/puma-announces-long-term-partnership-with-the-gabon-panthers\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    id=\"56002\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     style=\"height:200px;width:200px;;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PUMAxFEGAFOOT-1.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"innerpadd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\">Sport<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <h4>Willkommen in der Familie, Gabon Panthers!<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        Wir freuen uns, heute die offizielle Unterzeichnung einer langfristigen Partnerschaft mit dem Gabunischen Fu\u00dfballverband bekannt zu geben, in deren Rahmen PUMA die Jugend-, Frauen- und M\u00e4nner-Nationalmannschaften Gabuns ausstatten wird.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"articleslider\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/puma-announces-long-term-partnership-with-the-gabon-panthers\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xavi Simons, 21-j\u00e4hriger niederl\u00e4ndischer Mittelfeldspieler und eines der vielversprechendsten jungen Talente im Fu\u00dfball, besuchte k\u00fcrzlich unser PUMA HQ! Der Spieler von RB Leipzig und der niederl\u00e4ndischen Nationalmannschaft, der f\u00fcr die Wahl zum Bundesliganachwuchs der Saison 2023\/24 nominiert wurde, schaute in Herzo vorbei und nahm sich die Zeit, mit unserem CATch Up Magazin \u00fcber seine Karriere, seine Ziele und seine Leidenschaft f\u00fcr den Fu\u00dfball zu sprechen.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":57773,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":18593,"meta-headline":"&quot;I want to be the best player in the world.&quot;","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-57394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":57394,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2024-05-21 08:00:17","post_date_gmt":"2024-05-21 06:00:17","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"id\":57773},\"headline\":\"\\u0026quot;I want to be the best player in the world.\\u0026quot;\",\"content\":\"Xavi Simons about goals, dreams \\u0026amp; idols\",\"className\":\"\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;span class=\\u0026quot;textStyle_intro\\u0026quot;\\u0026gt;Xavi Simons, 21-year-old Dutch midfielder and one of the most promising young talents in football, recently visited our PUMA HQ! The RB Leipzig and Netherlands national team player, who has been nominated for Bundesliga rookie of the season 2023\/24, stopped by in Herzo and took the time to sit down and chat with our CATch Up magazine about his career, his goals, and his passion for the game.\\u0026lt;\/span\\u0026gt;\\n\",\"style\":\"2b\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-image-single {\"image\":{\"id\":57564},\"className\":\"\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"spacing\":true,\"style\":\"Wide\",\"headline\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"showCaption\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"Besides a photoshoot, a tour over our PUMA history bridge and PUMA Archive, Xavi also participated in a \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;PUMA FAMTALK with our CEO Arne Freundt\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;, and answered questions from our PUMAs in the audience. 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I would say something related to football. 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