Women football fans around the world are feeling the temperature rising after more and more pictures of naked national team players in cryotherapy chambers are being shared on social media.
One of the sizzling snaps shows four Portugal players — William Carvalho, 24, Andre Gomes, 22, Vieirinha, 30, and 23-year-old Joao Mario — all wearing masks and gloves in the freezing-cold room.
The latest pic follows on from what Italian fans called the ‘sexy sauna’, which showed Daniele De Rossi, 32, Leonardo Bonucci, 29, and Giorgio Chiellini, 31, all stripped off and ready to go for their therapeutic cryotherapy session after their win against Belgium.
Both sets of players were pictured wearing only their underpants, surgical masks, hats, gloves and socks in temperatures as low as -110 degrees Celsius.
Portugal and Sporting Lisbon defensive midfielder Carvalho uploaded one pic on social media with the caption: “Recovery day in the ice chamber at -110 degrees!! LET’S GO!!”
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The four all started the match against Hungary which saw their captain Cristiano Ronaldo, 30, answer his critics and lead Portugal to the final stages of the Euro 2016.
The teams drew 3-3 on the night, but the point was enough to push Portugal through and qualify for the last-16 as the third team in Group F.
And the four stars were well in need of a rest after the six-goal thriller, with the picture showing them happily standing together in the chamber getting ready for their cryotherapy treatment.
The sub-zero temperature will help the athletes’ bodies recover as they prepare for their upcoming crunch game against Croatia today.
Cryotherapy involves the use extremely low temperatures to reduce inflammation and pain after exercise and is now becoming a standard among top-level athletes.
Many players including Wales star, Gareth Bale, and Leicester’s Jamie Vardy — the second highest scorer in the Premier League for the 2015-16 season — use the treatment to help them recover from tough games and keep their energy levels up throughout the season.
Vardy said in an earlier interview with reporters: “The cryotherapy chamber is absolutely freezing but it helps you in your recovery, so fair play to the club (Leicester) for getting it.”
Leicester won the Premier League title this year, in what has been dubbed one of the greatest sporting stories of all time.
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