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Ale Galán has withdrawn from Spain’s squad for the 2026 FIP World Cup in Doha because of injury. Javi Leal takes his place as the tournament gets underway.

From Messi and Klopp to Manchester United's training ground, footballers have fallen for padel. Here is why the game suits them, and how padel has grown in Norway.

A practical player’s guide to spotting consistent turf, reliable glass rebounds, safe lighting and the maintenance signs that make a padel court enjoyable.

When a new padel racket helps and when it does not: how shape, weight, balance, core and face change the way a frame plays, and how to test one before you pay for it.

Alejandro Galán has withdrawn from the Kuwait Major with an injury, ending Chingotto and Galán's chase of the year-end No. 1 and reshaping the draw.

Padel and pickleball look like cousins from a distance and play nothing alike up close. Here is how the courts, gear, serving and scoring really differ.

A practical weekly padel training plan for club players: wall work, partner drills with targets and conditioned points that carry over into real matches.

FIP and Premier Padel have formally recognised 20 October as World Padel Day, pairing the announcement with a renewed push for padel's inclusion at Brisbane 2032.

A practical guide to playing off the back and side glass, holding your ground at the net and choosing the right shot when the ball comes back off the wall.

Padel's walls are the whole point, and they are also what trips up new players. A clear walkthrough of the rules that make the rebound fair, plus the calls you will hear most in your first matches.

Your grip is the only real contact point between you and the racket. A practical guide to choosing a padel grip and overgrip, wrapping it well and knowing when to replace it.

Where the money in professional padel comes from, how the Premier Padel tour was built, and what fans should check before buying into crypto fan tokens.

A practical match plan for newer padel players: prepare the court hour, start points simply, use the glass calmly, and review what actually changed the score.

A practical buyer guide to padel trainers: soles for sand-dressed courts, support, fit, and how models like the Head Motion Pro padel shoe fit real club play.

Book one padel hour in Charleston or Asheville, then leave the rest of the weekend for the harbour, the mountains and a long meal.

How Adidas and other sport brands make money around padel — and how players can separate gear spending from stock headlines.

Padel court booking apps and club widgets look simple until a double booking or dead Wi-Fi ruins the evening. Here is what to check.

How light, timber, sound and structure shape a good indoor padel hall, and what Nordic architecture can teach venue builders and players alike.

A practical buying guide to shape, weight, materials and feel so your first padel racket forgives mistakes and helps you learn faster.

A practical coaching guide to the underhand serve, returns, glass play and simple habits that help new players improve faster.

Learn how the underhand serve works, how scoring mirrors tennis, and how ball and net situations are handled so you can start matches with confidence.

Confused by padel vs paddle naming? This clear comparison covers courts, rackets, scoring and paddle tennis rules so you know which sport you are booking.

A practical guide to Adidas Metalbone, Cross It, Adipower and RX racket technologies—and how shape, balance, carbon and EVA affect play.

For competitive padel players in France, understanding how the national ranking system works is essential for tournament strategy. This guide breaks down the FFT's 2026 rules: how rankings are calculated, how tournament points are distributed, and how assimilations and medical freezes work.

FIP President Luigi Carraro addressed the European Parliament in Brussels, four months before padel makes its historic debut at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto. The round table brought together top figures from sport, politics and padel.

Sweden’s rapid padel boom and subsequent collapse offer a cautionary tale for the sport's expanding global market. Discover why long-term success relies on financial discipline, steady growth, and strong community building over rapid court expansion.