Bordeaux soccer club Les Girondins climbed to third place in Ligue 1 last Friday, after a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Valenciennes. It was reason enough for 22-year-old attacking midfielder Yoann Gourcuff to celebrate by stripping down to his black undies (above), and giving away his jersey and shorts to the public. Was his ulterior motive to stir up the rapidly inflating Gourcuff-mania? Or was he just trying to prove French gay magazine Têtu that they were right to name him their ‘December Bombshell’?

One of our constant readers pointed us to the new Bikkembergs print ad, and we’ve been on the lookout since then. The gorgeous visuals just surfaced on the Flemish designer’s website, and they were definitely worth the long wait.

With only two items — one stretch trunk, one stretch brief — ‘Dirk Bikkembergs Golden Underwear’ is a minimalist but efficient collection. The campaign was shot last summer in the barren landscape of Karoo in South Africa, with no less than 11 models — matching the 11 players in a soccer team, Bikkembergs’ favorite sport.

Jack Wilshere is only 17 but he made history on September 13 when he came off the bench at Blackburn and became the youngest player to represent Arsenal in League soccer.

Ten days later, he scored his first Arsenal goal in a 6-0 victory against Sheffield United in the Carling Cup. Jack is cute, talented, and bold enough to wear a pink polo (check the gallery), or not much of anything (above). We. Want. More.

United chief executive David Gill admitted that if a $250-million bid arrives, it would certainly be seriously considered. As far as we’re concerned, Cristiano’s outlandish price tag certainly seems fair when you consider the picture above, and the even more torrid ones you’ll find in the gallery below.

But the best part of last Saturday’s “Beijing Soir” was when the whole staff of the show awarded Bixente Lizarazu the Gold Medal of Shirtlessness — notwithstanding Matthew McConaughey went quadruple-platinum on the discipline eons ago. They aired a montage of his best Beijing stripping and crotch-grabbing moments, with Diana Ross’ ”Love Hangover” playing as the soundtrack.