[Funny 'Cause It's True] Soccer beats Women

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London - British men show far more loyalty, commitment and self-sacrifice towards their favourite soccer team than towards their partners, a study published on Monday showed.

Some 94% said they would never stop loving their team no matter how bad they were while 52% would gladly ditch a relationship that was not going well, the survey of approximately 2 000 men across Britain found.

Psychologist Aric Sigman said: "If men showed the same fidelity, commitment, self-sacrifice and honesty toward their partners, the divorce rate would halve overnight.

"In an age where politicians' loyalties are seen as chameleonic, where jobs and relationships come and go, loyalty is now reserved for something men feel they can actually believe in: soccer.

"Perhaps this undying loyalty for a soccer team shows how qualities such as integrity and devotion are at a premium nowadays."

A quarter of men admitted they would miss a family funeral to watch a game.

The research also discovered that a majority of Englishmen surveyed (59%) said soccer gave them a sense of national pride, while a majority of Scotsmen (55%) said it gave them a sense of national embarrassment.

The study also found that soccer provided a way for men to show emotion.

Nearly two-fifths (39%) admitted they had cried tears of joy or despair over soccer, whilst almost a third (32%) said it had been crucial in teaching them to bond with other men.
Pollsters TNS Global conducted the research for soccer World Cup sponsor Duracell.

Wow. That's shocking!