See VIDEO: How domestic violence increases when England exits the World Cup

Researchers from Lancaster claim that domestic violence increased by a third after England were knocked out by Italy and Uruguay at the World Cup.

16:26 27 June 2014

Researchers from Lancaster University, who have carefully studied data from Lancashire police during the last three World Cups, said that domestic violence tends to see an increase when England played. 

 

Days after England exited the World Cup when they lost crucial matches to Italy and Uruguay, a dramatic video was released showing a woman anxiously watching a football match on TV. It included the strapline: ‘No one wanted England to win more than women.’

 

A Tender spokesman said: ‘Though research on the rise of domestic violence during the World Cup is relatively new and for lack of a better word, sparse, the trend is alarming and impossible to ignore. 

 

‘The weather is getting warmer, more drinks will be consumed, emotions will be heightened, and none of this excuses violence. We ask that individuals and organisations to stand together this World Cup season and say “No excuses”.’

 

Weeks before the World Cup began, MailOnline reported that police launched a crackdown on domestic abusers after research confirmed that violence spiked after a match. Forces across the country launched a hard-hitting poster campaigns and even paid personal visits to known offenders as a precautionary measure.