World Cup 2010 Blog: World Cup: Breaking Up Relationships, Destroying Productivity.

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World Cup: Breaking Up Relationships, Destroying Productivity. Posted: 28 Sep 2010 07:08 AM PDT For many, the World Cup is the most romantic of all the tournaments up to a certain point, when an elite group take over and relegate Cinderella to “thanks for the memories”. Turns out it’s not quite as romantic in the land of romantics, as 5% of those polled witnessed a relationship dissolve as a result of the tournament. (Isn’t the WC supposed to bring people together?) The same study says 14% broke the rules at work to watch the Cup during the summer, which leads to the theory most took this survey with a boss standing directly over their shoulder. According to ESPN, fourteen percent of Americans surveyed said they or a friend broke work rules to watch the tournament in South Africa. The cable network Monday cited research by Knowledge Networks’ Total Touch that found 77 percent of out-of-home Internet usage during World Cup matches occurred at offices and 50 percent of out-of-home ESPN mobile use was at offices. Eighteen percent of people said they or a friend wore their favorite team’s World Cup jersey to work during the tournament from June 11 to July 11, and 5 percent said they or a friend broke up with a significant other because of the World Cup. If the World Cup cause early termination in five percent of relationships, we can safely assume Football Manager is in the high eighties. (Conservatively, of course.)

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