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'If England gets beaten, so will she' – the link between World Cup and violence explained

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title = "'If England gets beaten, so will she' – the link between World Cup and violence explained",
abstract = "Examining reports of domestic abuse in Lancashire (a county of approximately 1.5m people in Northern England), across the 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cup tournaments, we discovered a 26% increase in reports of domestic abuse when England won or drew, and a 38% increase when England lost. Reports were also more frequent on weekends, and reached their peak when England exited the tournament.",
keywords = "Domestic Abuse, domestic violence, police recording, World cup",
author = "Brian Francis and Stuart Kirby",
year = "2018",
month = jul,
day = "11",
language = "English",

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