A tea-like drink favoured by footballing ... English rugby player Marcus Smith has also spoken about his mate-drinking habit, saying: "If it works for Messi, it will do for me." ...

A drink favoured by footballing icon Lionel Messi has taken the sports world by storm in recent years. 'Yerba Mate', pronounced ... the natural tea-like drink contains antioxidants and vitamins ...

There are a few potential drawbacks to drinking yerba mate. Research from 2018 in Oral Oncology suggests that people who drink more than one liter of the tea every day could have a higher risk of ...