The world of Formula 1 often collides with various sports. A race weekend often attracts multiple celebrities and athletes to a circuit. However, this regular occurrence rarely goes the other way, as F1 drivers are occupied for a better part of the year. Although whenever during the off-season, the drivers take out time to catch up with their hobbies. It’s an exciting aspect for the fans as well to get that insight into the drivers’ lives and their hobbies. AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda gave us a glimpse into his life with his visit to the Allianz Stadium.
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The Allianz Stadium is the home of the Juventus Football Club, playing in the Italian premier class. Tsunoda got an invitation to visit the stadium to watch the Italian club play. Moreover, a gesture from the club also caught Tsunoda by surprise.
The club gifted Tsunoda with the Juventus home jersey. The Japanese driver wanted to instantly try the jersey on. However, when he turned it around, it had his name printed on the back. This surprise sparked a genuine “Oh no” reaction from the AlphaTauri driver, which can be heard in the video shared by Juventus on Twitter.
The Japanese driver loves such small gestures and his reaction melts everyone’s hearts. The 2022 Secret Santa is another proof of the same. His Juventus jersey reaction also melted hearts on social media. However, that wasn’t the topic of discussion among the fans.
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What confused the fans more was Tsunoda’s visit to the stadium in the first place.
Yuki Tsunoda shocks soccer and F1 fans with his surprise visit to the Juventus Stadium
The Japanese driver has never showcased any signs of liking soccer as a sport. In fact, this was Tsunoda’s first visit to a stadium, which he revealed in his Instagram posts’ caption.
Tsunoda posted a photo with Juventus star Paul Pogba with the caption, “First live game ✅ these Juventus guys are pretty good at this football thing, thanks for inviting me and showing me around!
These two worlds colliding out of the blue became a topic of discussion among the fans.
YUKI ON JUVENTUS INSTAGRAM?? AND HIS OUTFIT???? pic.twitter.com/GJ1KBjlYO9
— I'm ED (@Im_ED__) February 17, 2023
WHAT IN THE FUCKING MULTIVERSE IS HAPPENING HERE??? YUKI??? ON MY FYP??? ON JUVE TIKTOK PAGE??? WHAT??? bro i’m flabbergasted pic.twitter.com/odqN7S4TRn
— ʀʏɴ (@nyeatwaynemanor) February 17, 2023
Tsunoda’s appearance on Juventus’s TikTok page completely shocked one fan. @nyeatwaynemanor tweeted, “WHAT IN THE FUCKING MULTIVERSE IS HAPPENING HERE??? YUKI??? ON MY FYP??? ON JUVE TIKTOK PAGE??? WHAT??? bro i’m flabbergasted”
Other fans had similar reactions.
now who paid yuki for that juve caption pic.twitter.com/YTg2IcExQM
— ً (@lewsleclerc) February 17, 2023
Yuki saying "Forza Juve" is the same energy as Alonso calling Stroll "world champion material"
Juve was like: we invited, you talk https://t.co/jDWzixQ33l
— XI.V.MM (@adonustikuy) February 17, 2023
Yuki Tsunoda🤝Paul Pogba
Watching Juve games from tribunes— XI.V.MM (@adonustikuy) February 17, 2023
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i just heard yuki say forza juve what even is life rn😭
— cheryl🏎 #DANKESEB (@schumacheryl) February 17, 2023
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pogba looks so tall next to yuki i didn’t even recognize him 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/54GfNrAS2d
— lena (@pierrellis) February 17, 2023
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Everything about this surprise meet-up was shocking for the fans. However, we have a feeling Tsunoda is getting into football because of his friend Pierre Gasly.
If it’s a new sport, Tsunoda is picking, soccer isn’t a bad sport to pick.