Sports is all about talent and assertiveness. But team sports are also an erotic experience for the gay man. After all, physical strength and fitness usually entail a well build body. Think about sweat, masculinity and a good looking man in addition -- what more could our gay heart desire? In Australia they already discovered the value of certain sporty sex appeal and picked up a unique super team: "Gods Of Football." Some of Australia's elite players from rugby league and Australian Rules football have been selected for this glorious team. But they don’t have to convince us with athletic advantage to be selected for the "Gods Of Football" league. Everything these guys need to be is -- extremely hot looking!

For the support of charitable causes those sporty gods pose in front of the camera of the star photographer Pedro Virgil, who already proved with "Gods Of Sport," his first photo book -- how masterfully he can stage the beauty of the male body. While the first book turned on our fantasy with a rather dark and filthy look, the second one is much more about the beach, the sun and the summer. ( ... )

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Kind of a newly discovered easiness of being, that doesn’t do any harm to the sex appeal of the models -- far from it! These adorable guys present themselves in a more alluring way than any hot August afternoon: The bodies are perfect, the faces are handsome, the poses are dominant and self-assured, in short: So sexy it hurts! Virgil portrays his models in such an intensive and breathtaking style that you can’t help but shout out: This new photo book is a true winner!

Australian photographer Pedro Virgil has been making waves with his work for years in magazines like "Bent" and "DNA." He has also photographed for Rulex, Diesel and others. He puts a lot of work into all his images, resulting in superlative, professional high-gloss works of art that you find in the superb "Gods Of Football."




[Photos via Bruno Gmünder]