At the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, which opened on the 20th, the adult magazine Playboy suddenly became the topic of conversation for the German national team, which is in Group H with the Korean women's football team. German media outlet Bild recently reported: "Since the beginning of this year, the adult magazine Playboy has made a shooting proposal to German women's football defender Joe Pia Klein Herne. In addition, although he could not participate in this World Cup, it was confirmed that Tachibana Gwen, who was born in the national team, also made the same proposal. ”
German national football team member Klein Herne
Gwen, born in 1999, was the hopeful winner of the 2019 Women's World Cup Youth Player of the Year, but was unable to play directly due to injury at the tournament and instead served as a German TV commentator. With more than 500,000 social media followers, she is a popular player.
Both Gwen and Klein Herne reportedly refused to shoot adult pictorials for Playboy. Before the 2011 Women's World Cup, Germany had five national women as cover models for Playboy.
Tachibana Gwen from the German women's national team
In addition, Martina Foz Tcklenburg (Germany), the head coach of the German national team at this year's World Cup, also admitted in an interview with Bild: "I received a shooting suggestion from Playboy during my active period. "It was 1989 and he said he was going to give me 15,000 marks. I didn't take it at the time, but in fact, the Playboy photo is very aesthetic. ”
Coach Teklenburg added: "If our competitors also receive such an offer, it is a matter of whether to shoot or not. But it is necessary to think carefully about what effect it will have on yourself. ”
Germany Women's Head Coach Foz Tcklenburg (right)
South Korea and Germany will play the third round of the 2023 Women's World Cup group stage in Brisbane, Australia, on August 3.