He 's a top footballer with Hamburg , but Maxi Beister has more than just good ball skills , it seems . The midfielder has turned inventor , designing a combination beaker and bowl to help stop excitable football fans spilling food or drink while they are watching him on the pitch . Sportsman Biester dreamed up the double act - called the Maxicup - three years ago while he was trying to juggle a cup of Coke and a bowl of snacks during a trip to the cinema . Scroll down for video . Maxi Biester with his combination beaker and bowl , the Maxicup which can carry a drink and food at once . The 24-year-old footballer demonstrates that he has more than just good ball skills with his new invention . He said : ' I thought there has to be a better way than this and one of my friends said , `` Why do n't you invent one then ? '' ' . The 24-year-old Hamburg star added : ' I thought about it for a few minutes and then I decided that 's exactly what I 'll do . I 'll make it myself . ' Beister 's new Maxicup carries a drink in a supersize cup while the attached bowl not only carries the snacks but also seals the top of the cup , too . He explained : 'It means you can carry everything in one hand without spilling anything at all . ' The Maxicup holds a drink in a supersize cup while the snack bowl on top also acts as a sealant . This weekend 4,000 prototype cups were distributed at Hamburg 's Imtech Arena stadium in the northern German city on Sunday during their match against Mainz . Beister said ahead of the handout : 'We 'll be giving away free cups and food so we 'll see just how the fans like them . In my experience , football fans are very vocal and soon let you know if you 've got it wrong . ' The soccer star 's new Future Cup company is planning to trial the Maxicup at cinemas as well . Beister added : ' I 'm very hopeful . It makes a change from football and I 've got a good feeling about it . '
Hamburg midfielder Maxicup had idea three years ago when at cinema . Was trying not to spill his soft drink and bowl of snacks whilst walking . Maxi Beister carries a drink while the snack bowl seals the top of the cup too .