And reason? At the time, the 24-year-old player wanted to focus on the recovery of the torn cruciate ligament, which she injured in October 2022, and because of which she will miss the upcoming women’s world championship in Australia and New Zealand, which will start on Thursday, July 20. “I respect Playboy magazine as a journalistic product, but I prefer to present myself on the field as a football player,” said the charming Gwinn when asked by journalists during the press conference.
“In general, I think and hope that we will have much more exciting and important things to discuss, especially now with the World Cup,” she continued. According to the German server Bild, the interest from the popular men’s periodical was enormous, as confirmed by the German Bayern Munich player herself, who received an offer for a photo shoot earlier this year.
Apparently, Playboy’s attention to the charming player will not stop easily. “Giulia Gwinn is not only an outstanding athlete, but also a beautiful young woman. A personality like her is naturally interesting for Playboy,” said Florian Boitin, the head of the magazine.
This would not be the first time that the German national team has collaborated with this American monthly magazine. In 2011, before the Under-20 Women’s World Cup, it was decided for the front page of Playboy to pose in their underwear for five players of the time, which German football was very displeased with, and the actresses themselves were even accused of this act for the rest of their careers. For example, the transfer of Julia Simic to Manchester City should have collapsed precisely as a result of the appearance of spicy photos.
Giulia Gwinn was approached by Playboy to appear in a naked cover shoot.
The Bayern Munich star rejected the offer while focusing on recovery from injury.
Five German players saw their careers negatively impacted by a shoot in 2011. pic.twitter.com/pTtgxXF1Cd
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The long-ago offer for the current German manager Martina Vossová-Tecklenburgová is not a secret either, who revealed that the magazine wanted to establish cooperation with her in 1989 and that she was also to become its main face. Then she acted like Gwinn and refused to cooperate. The 55-year-old coach nevertheless claims that the decision is only up to the players themselves.
“I think Playboy has super aesthetic photos. I would leave it up to each player to decide. She herself has to judge what the advantages and disadvantages will be. Can you handle the consequences? Does it give you anything? If you feel it’s okay, there’s nothing wrong with it,” the German coach told Bild.
