Kalas faster than Mbappé! Who are the sprinters of this year’s Euros?

Football is moving forward at an incredible pace, so it’s not surprising that more and more emphasis is being placed on running stats. At this year’s Euro, Tomas Kalas surprisingly rose in the sprinters’ rankings.

The stopper of the Czech national team played 40 league games for the second league Bristol in England and 4 in cups. Then he got on a plane and headed to the Czech national team camp.

And apparently he still has plenty of strength. Not only has he already blocked the most shots at the tournament, he’s also ranked in the top 10 sprinters at this year’s Euros. And he’s even ahead of the incredible speedster Kylian Mbappé.

The Italian Leonardo Spinazzola was the fastest, running at 33.8 km/h. Kingsley Coman (33.7km/h) was just behind him.

Meanwhile, Tomas Kalas climbed to a beautiful and rather surprising 10th place. The experts measured his sprint at 33.1 km/h. One of the most famous speedsters in the world, Kylian Mbappé, ran “only” at 32.2 km/h.

Before the tournament, there were big question marks over the composition of the Czech national team’s stopper duo. Ondřej Čelůstka was out of form, Tomáš Kalas never convinced the national team.

However, they both picked up at the championship and gave above-standard performances. Two goals is very nice, especially when you look at the opponents. Scotland, Croatia, England, Netherlands.

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