U20 SOCCER WORLD CUP: GERMANY PLAYERS POSED FOR PLAYBOY

If people weren’t excited enough about the Women’s World Cup in Germany, those good folks at Playboy have gone and sent interest through the roof after doing a covershoot with five members of the German U-20 national team


Annika Doppler (Bayern Munich), Kristina Gessat (FSV Gutersloh), Ivana Rudelic (Bayern), Julia Simic (Bayern) and Selina Wagner (Wolfsburg) all posed in various states of undress for the adult magazine.In the accompanying interview, the footballers discuss how they find the “erroneous image of the unattractive football player” to be the “most annoying” stereotype about the women’s game and how they’re trying to get away from that image by attaching more importance to their appearance.

German World Cup finals Playboy

They also say how they think it’s easier for female footballers to be openly gay than it is for male footballers, and talk about and whether or not they would want Louis “The Party Beast” van Gaal as a manager.

Recently, five members of the German National Women's U-20 team posed erotically for the German edition of Playboy, in hopes of promoting the sport just weeks before the Women's World Cup kicks off. The idea was to show the more beautiful side of women's sports, as opposed to the "butch" stereotype that they feel shrouds the game.

Bayern Munich players Annika Doppler, Ivana Rudelic and Julia Simic as well as Wolfsburg's Selina Wagner and Gutersloh's Kristina Gessat all stripped down for the shoot.

"With these photos, we want to disprove the cliche that all female footballers are butch," Gessat told the media.
The Deutscher Fussball-Bund (DFB), soccer's governing body in Germany, apparently had nothing to do with the shoot, and according to the Daily Mail, Playboy went right to the players (who are all aged 19 to 22) and not their teams.

Whether or not there's any backlash over these photos remains to be seen, but one thing's for sure: they definitely helped spread the word on the Women's World Cup

THE "ADULT" GERMANY TEAM TOO

Seven years after FIFA president Sepp Blatter suggested in all seriousness that "pretty" women footballers should "have tighter shorts" to "create a more female aesthetic" members of the German national squad have made the old man's dream come true by posing for Playboy ahead of the Women's World Cup.


Five young footballers - Annika Doppler (Bayern Munich), Kristina Gessat (FSV Gutersloh), Ivana Rudelic (Bayern), Julia Simic (Bayern) and Selina Wagner (Wolfsburg) - all donned hotpants and a tight white tops in sexy mockery of the German strip and posed in various states of undress for a cover shoot .

The adult magazine goes on sale on top shelves all over Germany this week and in the accompanying interview the frauleins claim they did the shoot to debunk the "erroneous image of the unattractive football player". With Gutersloh's Gessat adding: "The message is, look, we are normal - and lovely - girls."

The Deutscher Fussball-Bund didn't know anything about the shoot beforehand but the stunt has succeeded in promoting the Women's World Cup
 

Hometown Model, Francesca Frigo, shares her Beauty Secrets and Life as a Playboy Playmate

It's officially summer so I've decided to turn up the heat to muy caliente! Although our city is saturated with models, it's inarguable that Miami's own Francesca Frigo is making big moves in the modeling industry and bringing sexy back while doing so! Born in Puerto de la Cruz, Venezuela, Francesca first moved to Miami to attend college and later decided to pursue a modeling career. After Playboy Magazine named her the official Miss August 2010 Playmate, life has taken her on an incredible journey around the world. In my special interview with Frigo, you'll get the inside scoop on her upcoming projects, her role with DECOBIKE on South Beach and her beauty secrets. Let's get this heat rising! Oh, make sure you watch Francesca add her Playboy spin on the classic Nike commercial starring Mars Blackmon and Michael Jordan at the bottom of this post.
MBS: How did you begin your modeling career and what inspired you to enter the industry? [Picture above courtesy of Wildcard Photography]

FRIGO: As funny as it may sound, I have to say I started taking pictures by accident. A friend of mine asked me to do him a favor and take some pictures for his vodka company. That's when the camera and I met for the first time.

MBS: How do you stay in shape?

FRIGO: I love playing sports (anything that involves physical activity and laughing). I also workout at the gym 3 to 4 times a week. I don't kill myself counting calories! I grew up having homemade meals so I don't eat a lot of processed foods. However, I do have a crazy sweet tooth...chocolate is my weakness!

MBS: Do you have any beauty secrets you can share with my readers?

FRIGO: My mom always told me the less make-up I wear, the healthier my skin would become. Similar to other girls, I love make-up but I only wear it when it's necessary. Of course, one should never go to bed with make-up on. My beauty secrets: Trish McEvoy body scrub and Carol's Daughter almond cookie body lotion keep my skin glowing.

MBS: How has your life changed after being named Playboy Magazine’s August 2010 Playmate? [Francesca is pictured above along with Hugh Hefner]

FRIGO: Now, I have a whole new family at the Playboy Mansion and I basically live out of a suitcase. I have done a lot of traveling, shoots, commercials and I recently finished filming a movie. Yes, my life has changed a bit!

MBS: What do you love most about DECOBIKE and how do you feel about being their Ambassador? [Check out her picture on the left with fellow Ambassador, Chad Ochocinco].

FRIGO: DECOBIKE is a project I have been involved with since its conception. I loved the idea of bringing a healthy mode of transportation that would also be good for the environment. I'm happy to be supporting a company with a cause that I believe in.

MBS: What are your favorite places to visit when you’re in Miami?

FRIGO: Sometimes I feel as if I were a tourist in Miami. I can always be found walking around Ocean Drive and Lincoln Road. I often check myself into hotels on the weekends to get spa treatments and just order room service [it's honestly the best restaurant]! Both, the Four Seasons Hotel and the Mandarin Oriental have amazing spas. The Setai on South Beach has the best brunch in the world!

For all of the latest news on Francesca Frigo, visit her official website and follow her on Twitter. Enjoy your summer and remember to keep it HOT!

Selección alemana de fútbol femenino se desnuda para Playboy

Las anfitrionas del Mundial de la categoría, que parte el 26 de junio se sacaron la ropa para promocionar su actuación en la cita.

Cuando resta menos de un mes para que Alemania se anfitriona del Mundial Femenino de Fútbol, el seleccionado local decidió romper con los esquemas y promocionar su actuación en la cita posando desnudas para edición de julio de la versión germana de la revista Playboy.


Todas jugadoras profesionales de los mejores clubes de la Bundesliga local, no tuvieron problema para mostrar su lado más sexy y así entusiasmar a los fanáticos para que llenen el estadio Olímpico de Berlín el 26 de junio, en el duelo inaugural de la cita ante Canadá.

Las futbolistas además se dieron tiempo para entregar algunos conceptos deportivos, y compararse con algún jugador hombre.

- Annika Doppler / 19 años / Bayern Munich / Volante / Campeona de Europa Sub 17 / se compara con Arjen Robben.

- Cristina Gessat / 20 años / Gütersloh FSV / Volante / Campeona del Mundo Sub 20 / se compara con Sami Khedira.

- Ivana Rudelic / 19 años / Bayern Munich / Delantera / Campeona de Europa Sub 17 / se compara con Didier Drogba.

- Julia Simic / 22 años / Bayern Munich / Volante / Campeona de Europa Sub 19 / se compara con Andrés Iniesta.

- Selina Wagner / 20 años / VfL Wolfsburgo / Volante / Campeona del Mundo Sub 20 / se compara con Mesut Özil.

Germany

Germany Soccer players pose for Playboy

Five members of the German women's soccer team have posed for Playboy to show they are just "normal" girls, The Local news website reported Friday.


WORLD CUP BABES

No wonder they call it the beautiful game. Just check out the babes at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

The cover of the July issue of the magazine's German edition shows the players posing in a very risque version of the national team's black and white soccer uniform, including very low-cut tops and bikini bottoms.

The five players said they agreed to participate in the erotic photo shoot to help throw off the perception that they were all tomboys.

"With these photos, we want to disprove the cliche that all female footballers are butch," Germany midfielder Kristina Gessat told the magazine.

"The message is: look, we are very normal — and lovely — girls!"

Midfielder Julia Simic said, "More and more sweet, pretty girls are playing football who also go shopping and place value on their appearance."

Germany's been a perennial women's soccer power for years and is preparing to host the World Cup, which begins June 26.