The French daily newspaper Le Parisien carried the naked picture of the French international striker on Wednesday showing his back and side with him posing with a football on his right, heavily tatooed, thigh.

Emulating the world famous Pirelli calendar, the Stade Francais first launched a black-and-white calendar in 2000 in which their players were naked.

The circulation of last year's issue went up to 240,000. This year's issue goes on sale at the end of the month. 

　　每年圣诞节，西方都要出版男子橄榄球运动员的裸体日历，很多著名足球明星越来越敢出面拍这类广告。英超冠军队利物浦的球星西塞，就将出现在2006年的裸体挂历上。