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Sepp Maier: the original hood poser
Photo: Kicker / Eissner, Liedel / IMAGO
Football stars and their cars - that has always been a category of its own.
Times, fashions and models may have changed;
however, the fondness of kickers for fast, unusual and expensive vehicles remains unbroken.
Just like the desire to share the soft spot with the fans - and to pose with the luxury cars.
A tour of the archives shows that there are very different presentation options.
The hood poser
The hood poser seems to be the most popular way to show off your new achievement.
He takes a seat on the bonnet of the vehicle, sometimes with his legs apart, sometimes with half his cheek from the side, or, like Karim Benzema, sitting on the curves of the McLaren.
However, the hood poser is not new.
On the contrary.
Legs apart, kneeling, leaning - all seen with the stars of the 1970s.
The lying version »Sepp Maier« seems to have gone out of fashion.
Too bad actually.
Lothar Matthäus presented another subcategory in the 1990s: ladies in front.
The Dropout
Also welcome: the picture from the passenger seat, as dropped here by Franck Ribéry with a few profound words at the end of the year: »Another blessed year.
I am grateful for the life I can lead with my family and grateful that I can continue to do what I enjoy,” writes the former FC Bayern star.
Frequently seen: the dropout in the version "limousine" or "SUV" - then of course in the back seat.
The Blender
Admittedly, this category actually only exists for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who usually adapts his bodies to his own penchant for colorful and bling.
In the case of the former Dortmund star, the same applies to his fleet: the more conspicuous, the better.
"Auba" even had one of his Lamborghinis covered with gold-colored foil.
However, he shouldn't be seen on Düsseldorf's Königsallee: the police once pulled a similarly shiny SUV out of traffic there because it dazzled other road users too much.
The lover
There are those people who don't care about bling, horsepower or status when choosing a vehicle.
Their heart decides.
And the heart wants what the heart wants.
In the case of Arturo Vidal, a mint green Fiat Panda.
The normal
A modification of the lover: the Normalo.
He takes his children to school, goes shopping, takes the train.
But since there is nothing normal about it, the normalos let themselves be photographed while being normal, like Mesut Özil once did in the London underground.
The retiree
Anyone who is still in the midst of stressful everyday business needs a fast car.
But then there are also the footballers who are already enjoying the time after the end of their careers.
Just like the former US national player Carli Lloyd, who presents herself on Instagram with her mobile home.
The superstar
Among all the hooded posers, dazzlers, dropouts and normalos, there is one who has perfected them all: Cristiano Ronaldo.
However, the Manchester United attacker suffered a lot of body damage at the weekend: an employee stuck Ronaldo's million-euro Bugatti in a house wall in Mallorca.
The CR7 will no longer be able to present itself with the sports car, but he still has a few cars in the garage.
Ronaldo keeps sharing his love for luxury cars with his fans on social media.
And Ronaldo wouldn't be Ronaldo if he didn't put himself in the limelight right away - in proper style with a six-pack.
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