Cancer is a terrible thing. But seeing pro athletes strip naked to raise cancer awareness and funds is a beautiful thing. This month, Moroccan-Belgian footballer Nacer Chadli takes it all off in Cosmopolitan magazine to promote Cancer Research UK's male-cancer campaign.

“As a footballer, my body’s my tool – so I have to take care of it, and I’m pretty happy with the way I look and what my body is capable of," Chadli tells the magazine. "Sometimes I’d like more muscle or bigger legs, but you can never be perfect."

You're pretty darn close, sir.

Though he's never posed naked before, Chadli says he wasn't nervous before the shoot. "Maybe I should wait and see what the reaction’s like!" he joked, adding It’s an important cause: Cancer affects lots of families, so I hope it gets people talking."

That's a safe bet.

(h/t: Instinct Magazine)

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h/t: Instinct Magazine