England axe a strict swimsuit ban that would have forced players to go naked at their German hotel’s spa complex

ENGLAND have scrapped a strict swimsuit ban at their German hotel’s swish spa complex.

The squad’s five-star hotel base normally operates a no clothes rule for steamy sauna and Turkish bath sessions.

But Three Lions chiefs confirmed yesterday that a cover-up had been ordered for staff and players including Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham.

Hunky Three Lions wonderkid Bellingham, 20, had fans swooning as he posed a pair of tight white pants on the front page of yesterday’s Sun.

But a Nude Bellingham will not be on show at the Weimarer Land Golf Resort and Spa in Blankenhain after FA bosses ordered stars not to strip off.

Signs at the entrance to the spa area announcing “hier beginnt der textilfrei bereich” – “here begins the clothes-free area”in English -.are understood to have been taken down.

England stars are used to seeing each other naked in dressing rooms after matches and training sessions but the clothing ban extends to women in the mixed spa area.

But several women are among the backroom staff joining the players, who will have the entire resort at their disposal for the duration of Euro 2024.

Players will be required to wear football or swimming shorts at all times while using the sumptuous facility.

Sun mascot Harry Mane visited road tested the sauna earlier this year – and was obliged to remove his Three Lions shorts.

England have booked out all 94 rooms at the hotel for entire duration of their stay in Germany – which cost an estimated £800,000.

An FA source said: “We’re aware of the rule about clothing in the spa but it won’t apply while we’re here.

“Shorts will be the norm.”

A Weimarer hotel spokesman told The Sun: “We normally don’t allow clothes in the spa but it is up to the FA what they do when they arrive.

“They’re our honoured guests and can do whatever makes them most comfortable while they’re at the resort.”

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk