From soccer to esports: Zinchenko is officially joining CS2
Ukrainian soccer player and owner of the esports organization Passion UA, Oleksandr Zinchenko, will join the CS2 team at the IEM Atlanta 2026 tournament as a substitute. He is currently recovering from a serious injury and surgery.
Passion UA announced this on its Telegram channel.
The Ukrainian esports organization Passion UA announced that Ukrainian soccer player Oleksandr Zinchenko, who owns the club, will travel to the IEM Atlanta 2026 tournament as a substitute player.
Oleksandr plays for the Dutch club Ajax and is currently recovering from a severe knee injury and surgery, which has sidelined him for the remainder of the 2025/2026 season.
The IEM Atlanta 2026 tournament kicks off on May 11 with 16 teams competing for a $1,000,000 prize pool.
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