Study: Soccer World Cup Hurts Marriage

Attorney Abraham Azrielant, specializing in divorce laws, found that one of the side affects associated with World Cup soccer games is damage to marriage stability, especially in families where the husband is a “World Cup Fanatic".

According to a survey conducted by his law firm between July and August 2006, after the previous tournament, referrals to divorce attorneys increased by dozens of percentage points. Azrielant said the study found that the opening of divorce proceedings, mostly by the wife, increased by 55% after the World Cup.