2022 is about to end and of course the sports world has left behind great events to remember, such as the case of the third world championship in Argentina and the retirement of tennis player Roger Federer, among others . Therefore, here we leave you the most important thing that has been presented in the field of sports.

Max Verstappen, two-time F1 champion

Max Verstappen won the Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship twice, with absolute dominance for much of the season, despite a hesitant start.

The Red Bull Racing driver needed to win the Japanese GP to be crowned again in the 2022 season.

The Rams win the Super Bowl

With a dramatic final comeback, the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 at their brand new SoFi Stadium to claim the second Super Bowl title in club history.

A touchdown from star receiver Cooper Kupp with one minute and 35 seconds remaining gave the Rams their first championship since 1999, when they were based in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Rams succeed Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL, with whom they form an exclusive club of franchises that have won the Super Bowl title in their own stadium.

For the Rams, who returned to Los Angeles in 2016, this triumph is revenge for the 2019 Super Bowl defeat, when they could only score 3 points (13-3) against the Brady’s Patriots.

The World Series is for the Astros

In Game 6, the Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 to win the World Series for the second time in six years.

The Astros, in their fourth World Series in six seasons and fifth overall, defeated the battle-hardened Phillies in a game-high seven of four wins (4-2). Before, they had left the Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees on the road.

After winning 2017 for the first time, the Astros lost their next two Fall Classic appearances to the 2019 Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves.

Farewell to Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer ended his stellar career with a Laver Cup doubles defeat, teaming with Spaniard Rafael Nadal, against Americans Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 7-6 (7 / 2) and 11-9.

Federer had a serve in the ‘super tie break’ for saying goodbye with a victory, but more important was the tribute to the 41-year-old tennis player and 20 Grand Slam title winners, who was emotional at the end Match.

The Swiss player has won, in addition to eight Wimbledon tournaments, the Australian Open six times, the US Open five times and Roland Garros once. He rose to world number one for the first time on February 2, 2004.

He retired with 103 titles, a record of 1,251 games won and 275 lost

Real Madrid conquer number 14 in the Champions League

Despite the fact that at the start of the 2021-2022 season Real Madrid were not among the favorites to win the Champions League, the merengue team, with epic returns to the Santiago Bernabéu, left PSG, Chelsea, Manchester City on the road and Liverpool.

In the final, Vinicius Jr’s goal and Thibaut Courtois’ incredible saves helped Real Madrid win the Champions League for the 14th time in their history.

“Checo” Pérez, the third best driver in the world

Sergio “Checo” Pérez confirmed 2022 as the best year of his Formula 1 career, after finishing third in the Drivers’ World Championship in motorsport’s highest category.

Among his most notable races is the historic victory at the Monaco GP, becoming the fifth Latin American driver to conquer the legendary street circuit of Monte Carlo.

October arrived and the Mexican was crowned at the Singapore GP; the win meant a change in the negative streak the Red Bull driver had in previous races.

At the Mexican GP, ​​”Checo” repeated third place on the podium, behind winner Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. A decal of the 2021 race.

Two greats retire: Paola Espinosa and María del Rosario Espinoza

2022 was the year when two legends of Mexican sport announced their retirement: diver Paola Espinosa and taekwondoin María del Rosario Espinoza.

Mexico’s Paola Espinosa, a two-time Olympic medalist in diving, ended a 28-year career in which she won four world medals, 15 Pan American medals and nine Central American medals.

In Beijing, the Mexican won bronze in synchronized diving, an event in which she won silver four years later. And in Rio, she reached fourth place in the individual 10-meter platform, behind China’s Ren Qian and Si Yajie, and Canada’s Meaghan Benfeito.

She also set the records for 10 finals at the Olympics and was the top diving medalist at the World Championships, Pan American Games and Central American Games.

As María del Rosario Espinoza said goodbye after being world champion and winning three Olympic medals.

Espinoza retired from taekwondo after a career spanning nearly two decades, during which she was a world champion and won a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

In his sports career, he also won a bronze medal at London 2012 and got a silver medal at Rio de Janeiro 2016.

Serena Williams says goodbye to tennis

Serena Williams played her last match of the US Open edition and of her career. The biggest female tennis star in decades and arguably history lost in the third round, 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-1 to Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Serena Williams has won trophies throughout her career: 6 US Open 7 Australian Open 3 Roland Garros 7 Wimbledon 1 Olympic gold medal

Mexico signs its worst role in the World Cup

It took 44 years for the Mexican football team to sign its worst participation in a World Cup.

The national team, then managed by Gerardo “Tata” Martino, was knocked out of the Qatar 2022 World Cup in the group stage, a scenario that hadn’t happened since Argentina 1978.

In the 2022 edition, Mexico obtained four insufficient units to reach the round of 16.

Argentina are crowned in Qatar 36 years later

The cut that Messi lacked. The Argentina national team have been crowned world champions in Qatar 2022 on penalties, enshrining Lionel Messi as one of the greatest players of all time.

In a quick game and with Kylian Mbappé scoring a hat-trick that saved France from falling playing time, the Qatar 2022 final will go down as one of the best in World Cup history.

The penalty shootout came and once again Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez became the figure, but it was Gonzalo Montiel who, thanks to his collection, ended the Albiceleste’s World Cup drought.

With Argentina’s third world title, Messi established himself as a legend alongside Brazilian Pelé and Diego Armando Maradona.

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