An unfortunate statistic about British women has gone viral all thanks to one video.

Tender, a British charity that works to promote healthy relationships based on equality and respect, took a note from a research paper published in the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. The statistic shows “a match day trend that the risk of domestic abuse rose by 26% when the England team won or drew, and a 38% increase when the national team lost.”

I always appreciate moments like this where we can discuss the global epidemic of violence against women. I wish it was as simple as it being the fault of passion around the World Cup game, but sports is just an excuse. Abusers abuse. Whether they’re drunk or sober; angry about the World Cup or about someone on the road that cut them off; abusers will find any excuse to abuse.