adminLONDON. — With the dawn of the World Cup soccer finals (once again) upon us, talk has (once again) turned to whether Wags help or hinder performance on the pitch.
There’s little evidence sex has a detrimental impact on sport, so why won’t the myth go away.Mexico and Brazil have cautioned against bedroom ”acrobatics”. Bosnia and Herzegovina players have been warned partners are not welcome.
But the US has taken a more “casual” approach, saying families can come and go as they please.
Footballers’ sexual antics during World Cup fever have been media fodder for years. The England camp in 2006 was labelled “a circus” after manager Sven Goran Eriksson allowed celebrity wives such as Victoria Beckham and Cheryl Cole in Baden-Baden. Four years later Fabio Capello’s call to restrict the squad in South Africa was praised by 1966 heroes.
It’s well established among sports scientists that sex doesn’t inhibit performance (as long as the athlete gets a full night’s sleep).
But the aversion to sex before sport persists, and isn’t just a footballer thing. British sprinter Linford Christie used to say making love the night before a race made his legs feel like lead. More recently, boxer Carl Froch abstained from sex for three months ahead of an important fight. — BBC Sport.
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