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Def: Sporn Star: (Noun) A Professional athlete who is willing and keen to demonstrate his ball handling skills both on and off the park.
 
The lovely lad that made it okay for men to moisturise and tuck their lumber shirts into skinny leg jeans (thank you Mr Beckham), is also leading a revolution among the sporting set - making it completely acceptable for first grade footballers (etc) to pour themselves into a pair of tighty-whities in the name of product endorsement.

And he’s not alone: Other sports stars who aren’t scared to strip have included the members of the Italian soccer team, who donned little more than a ‘bello’ smile and their best Y-Fronts in a D&G campaign that ran prior to 2006’s World Cup. And Swedish soccer spunk Freddie Ljungberg, who, in 2007 chucked his Calvin Klein boxers into the wash, for the last time finally realising, "It's weird to see yourself on billboards and I don't really enjoy it now." (Yes, it took him four years, to come to the decision, but said he was cute, not sharp!) 

While there are critics (One BBC sports presenter responded to Beckham’s Armani ads by saying “You've got money, status, respect and fame - and then someone says: 'Armani want you to do a picture wearing tight white pants with your legs as wide open as England's defence.' Why would you say yes?”), the Cleo girls who are fans of the “Pat Rafter for Bonds” campaign are clearly not among them.

What do you reckon? Hanging for NRL’s Sydney Rooster’s to shed their jerseys to sell licorice/liquid paper/lice treatment (or some other life necessity), or would you prefer to open your fave glossy, without being presented with an unnecessary, oversized package?