I’m Italy’s ‘most beautiful footballer’ and I won’t stop posting sexy bikini pictures if it helps grow the women’s game

AGATA Centasso, who has been dubbed "Italy's most beautiful footballer", has said she won't stop posting snaps on Instagram as she believes it can grow the beautiful game.

Centasso, 29, is a midfielder and vice-captain of Serie B side Venezia.

She balances her footballing commitments with her job as a support worker at a community centre for young people with special needs.

Centasso has garnered a sizeable Instagram following of late, as fans admire both her skills and her looks.

She currently has 56,000 followers on the app.

After the attention she has gained of late, she sat down to speak to Italian outlet Gazzetta to discuss her career and Instagram game.

Gazzetta asked her about her Instagram, where she regularly poses in a bikini as well as showcases her football skills.

She said on the growth of her social media following: "I'm happy: I see it as an opportunity because it allows me to make my sport better known.

"I want to help increase the visibility of women's football."

Speaking about how she got into football, Centasso said: "The interest in sport has not been inherited from the family. 

"At home they pushed me towards music, dance, the piano. But I wanted to run. So, as a child, I approached basketball."

The midfielder said she abandoned basketball at the age of 20 as she "started playing football with conviction."

Football interflows into her personal life as her partner is footballer Andrea Migliorini.

He is currently playing for Serie D side Lavello, but the 34-year-old also played for Centasso's Venezia in 2012 and 2013.

The highest level he reached was with Serie B side SPAL before he moved to Venezia in 2012.