In a gutsy move for women's football,FC Rossiyanka from Krasnoarmeysk near Moscow are going to show a lot of skin in order to fill the stands with spectators upon seeing gate receipts continue to tumble this season.
But coach Tatyana Egorova says that, despite their success, they are still under-rated and hopes the publicity stunt will help money matters off the field.
'We are the best women's team in Russia and have won many championships, even representing our country in the UEFA Champions League,' Egorova explained.
'But few people have ever heard of us and we don't get many people coming to games so we've decided to give our profile a boost by appearing in bikinis.
'We hope it will also improve the numbers of tickets we sell.
'We think it's a good idea - our players are beautiful, great athletes and determined to win.'
Unsurprisingly, their publicity photo shoot to promote the event is already receiving pretty good coverage on mainstream news networks in Russia.
FC Rossiyanka has South Africa's Njandeni Nompumelelo and Nigeria's Oghiagbehva Emueje on their pay roll.
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