Stuttgart, Germany.– The Slovenian player Timi Max Elsnik admitted, on the eve of his team’s debut against Denmark in the European Championship in Germany, that the Balkan team’s footballers are motivated by the successes of other renowned athletes from his country such as the basketball player Luca Doncic and the cyclist Tadej Pogacar.
The Olimpia Ljubljana midfielder is one of three players playing in the national championship of Slovenia, a country that returns to a European Championship 24 years after its first appearance in the tournament.
“Slovenia is a phenomenon when it comes to sports,” said Elsnik. “Football probably hasn’t been the main sport in the last two years, but playing in the Euros maybe puts us on par with other sports.”
“From the number of messages one receives and from the faces of the people in the streets, you can see that the Eurocup means a lot to the people,” declared Elsnik.
“Slovenia is a small country and every sporting success is important for the country,” the footballer insisted in reference to the triumphs of Pogacar, twice winner of the Tour de France, and Doncic, who is currently competing with the Mavericks in the Finals of the Tour de France. NBA.
Slovenia, which also played in the 2002 and 2010 World Cups, will debut in the Euro Cup against Denmark on Sunday in Stuttgart.
With information from AFP
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