Sexy football got a new meaning from German doctor Kai Loehle when he advised Dortmund and Hertha Berlin’s players to have more sex over the Christmas break. The squads had been issued with special watches that monitor their fitness levels while away from their club trainers. Detailed reports of heart rates and muscle functions could be downloaded from the Polar S410 monitors so the bosses would know if their stars had been taking it easy. Loehle’s advice was to get laid over Christmas instead of jogging. He explained: «During sexual intercourse one’s pulse reaches the same rate as in football sprinting – about 190 to 200 for a few minutes.»
