Larry Fitzgerald is one of the most famous American football players. At the age of 32 he has won The Pro Bowl on 9 occasions and many other awards and tournaments. He has also set a lot of records in his long career. But many people have started speaking about it will be better if he retires. However, Fitzgerald is not interested in what other people are talking about him. Larry proved that and showed he has a good heart, after he started organizing a charity softball match.

The 32-year-old wide receiver is going to host his annual charity softball game on Saturday night at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale. The event will be 6th annual softball game for Fitzgerald. But that’s not all! He will also host a charity golf tournament.

These two events will benefit Larry Fitzgerald’s First Down Fund. The Fund will help families, which are in crisis. So, Fitzgerald is going to fund positive activities for kids not only during the summer, but also throughout the year. He will also support different health organizations.

But why Larry Fitzgerald chose exactly softball? The answer is easy – because the softball has been growing annually. And the number of people playing softball has recently increased dramatically. Softball is played by both men and women. That’s why Larry Fitzgerald has such a big success of the initiative. The other reason is because he has thousands of fans.

With a star like Fitz, it is clear that a lot of famous people will be attending the event. So, here is a list of well-known persons, who will take part in the match: Anquan Boldin and Andre Roberts (former Cardinals wide receivers), Sammy Watkins, Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas, Michael Floyd, Archie Goodwin and P.J. Tucker of the Phoenix Suns, Terrell Owens, Calais Campbell and Andre Ellington.

“With your support, the First Down Fund will continue to increase its efforts to assist children and their families throughout the United States and abroad. Each year the need for services and resources grows and the First Down Fund is committed to meeting those needs. Let’s continue to build a legacy of giving back,” the athlete wrote on his official website.

After the end of the game, Larry Fitzgerald will organize Official VIP After Party at W Hotel Scottsdale. Because every successful initiative should finish with proper treats.

It’s always interesting to see who is the best in every single sport. There is a specific calculation method in softball rankings. The method is opposed to other international sports ranking systems. All the calculations have been made by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, which was created by International Softball Federation in 2013.

Here are the rules for calculation: the first placed team receives 50 points. The second team – 40 points and the third 30 points. The 4th-placed team takes 15 points and so on. There is also a specific formula in the calculation of the points.

There are also several multipliers in the different competitions:

1.00× – Continental Championships or Qualifying Tournaments, where 3 or more competing teams are in the previous year-end Top 10.

0.75× – Continental Championships or Qualifying Tournaments, where 2 competing teams are in the previous year-end Top 10.

0.50× – Continental Championships or Qualifying Tournaments, where 1 competing team is in the previous year-end Top 10.

0.25× – Continental Championships or Qualifying Tournaments, where no competing teams are in the previous year-end Top 10.

That’s all about the method and let’s see now who is the best:

• Top 10 of Women’s teams:

We can see Czech Republic in 10th place. They have collected 620 points. The Italians are 9th-placed. Italy have won 760 points. New Zealand can be found in 8th place (820 points), while Holland are one position in front with 880 points. Until the rest of the table, we can see China (6th), Chinese Taipei (5th), Canada (4th) and Australia (3rd). And now I am sure that you think the USA are lying in the first place. But, the Americans are second placed with 1500 points. The leaders in the standings are Japan with 1560 points.

All the calculations have been made on 22nd March 2016.

• Top 10 of Men’s teams:

We can proudly say that Great Britain have collected 460 points, which gives us the 10th position. In the 9th position can be found Mexico (540 points). In the tables also find their places: the USA and Czech Republic (7th), Argentina (6th), Japan (5th), Venezuela (4th), Australia (3rd), Canada (2nd) and New Zealand, who are the best team in the men’s competition. New Zealand have collected 1340 points, 120 more than 2nd-placed Canada.

So, we can’t wait for the next big softball competitions. It will be interesting whether there will be any changes in the world rankings.