This story has been updated to reflect news of Forlan’s professional tennis debut at the Uruguay Open in November 2024. Diego Forlan, the former Uruguay, Manchester United and Atletico Madrid striker, ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Former soccer star Diego Forlán's newfound career in professional tennis started with a doubles loss Wednesday at the Uruguay Open. The 45-year-old Forlán and Federico Coria ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Diego Forlán was one of the best forwards of his generation and could be satisfied at the end of a trophy-laden soccer career. But the former striker always had an itch he ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover soccer, tennis, and women’s sports stories. Nov 14, 2024, 02:18am EST MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY - NOVEMBER 13: Diego Forlan, the ...

Diego Forlan relished his foray into another professional sport after losing a doubles match on home soil in Uruguay. The former Manchester United forward was given a wild card to play in the Uruguay ...

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Former Manchester United and Atlético Madrid striker Diego Forlán is set to make his professional tennis debut in November, when he will compete in an ATP doubles event in his native Uruguay. The ...

Uruguay’s 2010 World Cup hero Diego Forlan was once again met by stands full of adoring fans as he stepped out onto the field of play on Wednesday evening. But for the retired soccer star, the moment ...

Forlan, who enjoyed an illustrious football career that spanned more than two decades, played for some of the top clubs in Europe, including Manchester United, Villarreal, Atletico Madrid and Inter.

He's played professionally in seven countries and three different continents, but Uruguayan forward Diego Forlan still has the itch to play in new places. The forward, who helped Uruguay win the 2011 ...

If Uruguay national team star Diego Forlan joins an MLS club, it won't happen before January 2015. That's because the MVP of the 2010 World Cup has joined Japanese club Cerezo Osaka through the end of ...

Diego Forlan, the former Manchester United, Uruguay, and Atletico Madrid footballer, will make his professional tennis debut this November at the age of 45. Forlan will partner with Argentine Federico ...