This week, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) honored French football star Kylian Mbappe by featuring his skills in a TikTok video set to the popular Pakistani song “Blockbuster.”
Just four days later, Wimbledon used the same song to celebrate new tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz.
Read more: FIFA Marks Mbappe Entry With Pakistani Song ‘Blockbuster’
On Instagram, Coke Studio Pakistan Producer Zulfiqar Khan, also known as Xulfi, wrote, “A few years back, I saw a reel of @carlitosalcarazz winning an incredible rally. He was ranked around 100 then. I immediately followed him as I felt he was an incredible performer and game thinker. Today, when he’s at the top of the tennis world, it makes me happy 🙂 What makes me happier is that our @coke_studio’s ‘Blockbuster’ has been featured on the @wimbledon official Instagram in a reel about Carlos himself. It’s a small full circle moment for me personally! And as a community, artists, musicians, and nations, it gives me hope to see these new connections forming between arts and sports.
“Thank you universe. Thank you, Wimbledon! I’ve grown up watching you every year in the season of jamuns (Java plums).”
