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Alcaraz and Cobolli present their soccer abilities to Bundesliga coaches in Berlin
The pair will signify Workforce Europe on the 2024 Laver Cup within the German capital
September 18, 2024
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Carlos Alcaraz and Flavio Cobolli with Union Berlin head coach Bo Svensson on Wednesday in Berlin.
By Andy West
Carlos Alcaraz and Flavio Cobolli could also be in Berlin this week primarily to play tennis, however that did not cease the ATP Tour stars from testing their soccer abilities with some native consultants on Wednesday afternoon.
In preparation for the 2024 Laver Cup within the German capital, Workforce Europe’s Alcaraz and Cobolli challenged members of Bundesliga crew FC Union Berlin to a sport of soccer and tennis on the Uber Area. Each tennis stars are large soccer followers, with Alcaraz a fan of Spanish giants Actual Madrid, whereas Italy’s Cobolli is a large fan of AS Roma.
🎾 x ⚽️@carlosalcaraz And @cobollifla challenged members of @fcunion to a pleasant competitors.@LaverCup | #LaverCup | 📸: Getty Photographs photo.twitter.com/VbKTrXea5O
— ATP Tour (@atptour) September 18, 2024
Alcaraz and Cobolli additionally visited Berlin’s well-known East Aspect Gallery within the historic Friedrichshain district, the place they swapped soccer shirts and Workforce Europe jackets with their soccer colleagues. FC Union Berlin’s representatives included head coach Bo Svensson and co-coaches Babak Keyhanfar and Tijan Njie.
No. 3 within the PIF ATP Rankings, Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion Alcaraz is the one Laver Cup debutant on Workforce Europe’s six-man roster for this yr’s version of the crew occasion. Cobolli is in Berlin as a substitute for captain Bjorn Borg’s crew, which is able to face the John McEnroe-led Workforce World squad.