A Brazilian who served balls became a "Playboy" photo model (PHOTO, VIDEO) © EuroFootball.com

From a girl passing footballs to a "Playboy" model career. This is the story of Brazilian Fernanda Maia, who is especially grateful to the most popular sport in the world for her success.

The girl gained fame during a match between "Vasco de Gama" and "Botafogo" when her quick reaction helped the latter team score a goal.

When the "Botafogo" team rushed to attack, the ball was deflected to the sidelines, and then F. Maia quickly reacted by returning the ball to the team, whose players continued the attack without hesitation, ending it with a goal.

Then "Botafogo" triumphed 3:1, but the media attention focused not only on the result and the footballers, but also on the girl who contributed to the victory.