{"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\/es\/sports\/interview-with-puma-athlete-xavi-simons\/","title":{"rendered":"Entrevista con el atleta de PUMA Xavi Simons"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/es\/\">Inicio<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/a>\/\n        Entrevista con el atleta de PUMA 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\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/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%2Fes%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%2Fes%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\/es\/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%2Fes%2Fsports%2Finterview-with-puma-athlete-xavi-simons%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >\u201cQuiero ser el mejor jugador del mundo\u201d.\u201d<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Xavi Simons habla de goles, sue\u00f1os e \u00eddolos<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">21 de mayo de 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! 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.\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/interview-with-puma-athlete-xavi-simons\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/interview-with-puma-athlete-xavi-simons\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/interview-with-puma-athlete-xavi-simons\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Finterview-with-puma-athlete-xavi-simons%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Finterview-with-puma-athlete-xavi-simons%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/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\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Xavi Simons, centrocampista holand\u00e9s de 21 a\u00f1os y uno de los j\u00f3venes talentos m\u00e1s prometedores del f\u00fatbol, visit\u00f3 recientemente nuestra sede PUMA. El jugador del RB Leipzig y de la selecci\u00f3n holandesa, que ha sido nominado a novato de la Bundesliga de la temporada 2023\/24, hizo una parada en Herzo y se tom\u00f3 el tiempo para sentarse a charlar con nuestra revista CATch Up sobre su carrera, sus objetivos y su pasi\u00f3n por el f\u00fatbol.<\/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\" >Adem\u00e1s de una sesi\u00f3n de fotos, un recorrido por nuestro puente de la historia de PUMA y el Archivo PUMA, Xavi tambi\u00e9n particip\u00f3 en un <strong>PUMA FAMTALK con nuestro CEO Arne Freundt<\/strong>, y respondi\u00f3 a las preguntas de nuestras PUMAs entre el p\u00fablico. Incluso recibi\u00f3 un <strong>mensaje sorpresa<\/strong> de su \u00eddolo y miembro de PUMAFam <strong>Neymar<\/strong>, y un regalo especial por su cumplea\u00f1os.<\/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 Preguntas r\u00e1pidas \ud83d\udd25<\/span>\n<br\/>Conoce a Xavi Simons, estilo FOREVER. M\u00c1S R\u00c1PIDO.<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> \u00bfCu\u00e1l es su gol m\u00e1s memorable?<br><strong>Xavi:<\/strong> Yo dir\u00eda que mi primer gol en la Liga de Campeones.<br><br><br><strong>CATch Up:<\/strong> \u00bfCu\u00e1l es tu canci\u00f3n favorita antes del partido?<br><strong>Xavi:<\/strong> \u00bfS\u00f3lo una? Uh, mi actual es, yo dir\u00eda, sue\u00f1os y pesadillas de Meek Mill.<br><br><br><strong>CATch Up:<\/strong> \u00bfCu\u00e1l es su plato favorito?<br><strong>Xavi:<\/strong> Es un plato de Surinam, es arroz, pollo y algunas verduras.<br><br><br><strong>CATch Up:<\/strong> \u00bfQui\u00e9n es su jugador favorito de todos los tiempos?<br><strong>Xavi:<\/strong> Mi \u00eddolo es y siempre ha sido Neymar, as\u00ed que lo elegir\u00eda a \u00e9l.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><strong>CATch Up:<\/strong> Si no fuera futbolista profesional, \u00bfqu\u00e9 ser\u00eda?<br><strong>Xavi:<\/strong> Es dif\u00edcil. Yo dir\u00eda que algo relacionado con el f\u00fatbol. Por lo tanto, un entrenador o algo as\u00ed.<br><br><br><strong>CATch Up:<\/strong> \u00bfGatos o perros?<br><strong>Xavi:<\/strong> Perros.<br><br><br><strong>CATch Up:<\/strong> \u00bfQui\u00e9n ganar\u00e1 la Eurocopa 24?<br><strong>Xavi:<\/strong> Pa\u00edses Bajos.<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, est\u00e1s jugando una temporada excepcional (siete goles y 11 asistencias) con el RB Leipzig y pronto llegar\u00e1 la Eurocopa 2024. Ya tienes ganas de que llegue?<br><br><em>Xavi: <\/em>S\u00ed, por supuesto, estoy emocionada, el torneo es muy importante para Holanda y para m\u00ed especialmente. A\u00fan soy joven, as\u00ed que participar en este torneo a una edad tan temprana es muy especial. As\u00ed que me hace mucha ilusi\u00f3n.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><em>CATch Up: <\/em>\u00bfQu\u00e9 objetivos le gustar\u00eda alcanzar con los Pa\u00edses Bajos?<br><br><em>Xavi: <\/em>Todo Me gustar\u00eda conseguirlo todo: que la gente disfrute de nuestro f\u00fatbol y, por supuesto, tambi\u00e9n de mi f\u00fatbol. \u00c9se ha sido siempre mi sue\u00f1o.<\/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>\u00bfTiene alg\u00fan ritual antes de los partidos?<br><blockquote><br><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">S\u00ed. Tengo muchos de estos \ud83d\ude42 Antes de ir al estadio, llamo a mi madre siempre, y a mi hermano por FaceTime, para hablar antes de un partido. Es muy importante para m\u00ed.<\/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>Usted ha fichado por el Leipzig para esta temporada, \u00bfqu\u00e9 es lo que m\u00e1s y lo que menos le gusta de Alemania hasta ahora?<br><br><em>Xavi: <\/em>No he visitado mucho Leipzig, la verdad, pero creo que el tiempo podr\u00eda ser un poco mejor, \u00bfsabes? Pero la ciudad es muy bonita, y la gente tambi\u00e9n es muy amable conmigo. As\u00ed que dir\u00eda que lo mejor de aqu\u00ed es la gente.<br><br><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><em>CATch Up: <\/em>Juegas con la PUMA King, una zapatilla con la que ya han jugado leyendas como PELE. Qu\u00e9 te provoca y qu\u00e9 opinas de la bota?<br><br><em>Xavi: <\/em>S\u00ed, es una bota especial porque cuando era joven ya la llevaba, ha estado conmigo toda mi carrera. As\u00ed que ahora es realmente especial para m\u00ed. Pero obviamente, todas estas leyendas jugando con estas botas es especial, y sin duda es algo. Creo que siempre quise conseguirlo, escribir mi propia historia, mi propia carrera. As\u00ed que compartirlo ahora con todas estas leyendas, seguir sus pasos, es realmente genial.<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 \u00a1Muchas gracias por tu paso por el Cuartel General y todo lo mejor para tu futuro, 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 >ACERCA DE<\/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>Nombre:<\/strong> Xavi Simons<\/p>\n<p><strong>La edad:<\/strong> 21<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nacionalidad:<\/strong> Holand\u00e9s<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bota PUMA:<\/strong> PUMA King Ultimate<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cargo:<\/strong> Centrocampista ofensivo \/ Extremo derecho<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dato curioso: <\/strong>Xavi debe su nombre al legendario centrocampista espa\u00f1ol Xavi Hern\u00e1ndez.<\/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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Este notable logro es hist\u00f3rico para PUMA, ya que con Borussia Dortmund, Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach, RB Leipzig, 1. FC Heidenheim, St. Pauli y Holstein Kiel, un total de seis equipos est\u00e1n ahora representados en la Bundesliga para la emocionante temporada 2024\/2025.\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\/es\/sports\/there-will-be-six-puma-teams-in-the-upcoming-bundesliga-season-2024-2025\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/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\/es\/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\/es\/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\/es\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\">Deportes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <h4>Cinco a\u00f1os m\u00e1s\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        \u00a1Hurra por 5 a\u00f1os m\u00e1s! PUMA y el equipo de f\u00fatbol ucraniano FC Shakhtar han ampliado su contrato hasta 2031. Con la asociaci\u00f3n iniciada en 2021, PUMA y el FC Shakhtar esperan cinco a\u00f1os m\u00e1s de \u00e9xitos juntos.\nEn la temporada 2022\/23, los tres conjuntos de la equipaci\u00f3n profesional del equipo han recibido actualizaciones, incorporando nuevos elementos de dise\u00f1o y una funcionalidad mejorada. La nueva equipaci\u00f3n saldr\u00e1 a la venta en julio de 2024 e integrar\u00e1 el desarrollo de las tradiciones deportivas del club y las \u00faltimas tecnolog\u00edas.\nEl Shakhtar es el equipo con mejores resultados de Ucrania, compite regularmente en la Liga de Campeones y en la Liga de la UE, y su misi\u00f3n es promover el f\u00fatbol ucraniano en Europa.\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\/es\/sports\/puma-extends-contract-with-shakhtar\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/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\/es\/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\/es\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\">Deportes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <h4>\u00a1Bienvenidos a la Fam, Panteras de Gab\u00f3n!<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        Hoy nos complace anunciar la firma oficial de una asociaci\u00f3n a largo plazo con la FEDERACI\u00d3N GABONESA DE F\u00daTBOL, por la que PUMA suministrar\u00e1 a las selecciones nacionales de f\u00fatbol juvenil, femenino y masculino de Gab\u00f3n.\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\/es\/sports\/puma-announces-long-term-partnership-with-the-gabon-panthers\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/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, centrocampista holand\u00e9s de 21 a\u00f1os y uno de los j\u00f3venes talentos m\u00e1s prometedores del f\u00fatbol, visit\u00f3 recientemente nuestra sede PUMA. El jugador del RB Leipzig y de la selecci\u00f3n holandesa, que ha sido nominado a novato de la Bundesliga de la temporada 2023\/24, hizo una parada en Herzo y se tom\u00f3 el tiempo para sentarse a charlar con nuestra revista CATch Up sobre su carrera, sus objetivos y su pasi\u00f3n por el f\u00fatbol.<\/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":18597,"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! 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