UEFA Champions League Final: Poll Says Men Prefer CL Final to a Supermodel Date

If Real Madrid would have made the final, would you rather watch Iker Casillas and Madrid or go on a date with his girlfriend, Sara Carbonero?
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There are plenty of storylines for fans of football to wrap their heads around leading into Saturday's UEFA Champions League final between Manchester United and Barcelona.

You know, the battle between two of the world's best strikers (Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo) or the battle of wits between two of the world's best managers (Alex Ferguson and Pep Guardiola) to name just a couple of mouthwatering chapters.

And then there's the battle between man and supermodel.

Excuse me?

Yeah, a recent poll by Champions League sponsor Heineken showed that 52 percent of the men polled answered that they would prefer to watch their favorite club play the world's most prestigious European competition than go on a date with a world famous supermodel.

There is, at least, a bit of silver lining. For the ladies, at least:

However, the international beauties can take comfort in the knowledge that despite this snub, even more men would find an excuse to skip their friend's all-important stag-party (62%), while an amazing 44% would actually hand over the ultimate honour of being the 'best-man' to someone else! It just goes to show how the tournament captures the imagination of men around the world and the lengths people would go to in order to see their favourite team triumph in Wembley and be crowned champions of Europe.

The same survey, which polled 5,638 legal drinking males in 15 different countries, concluded that one in five Spanish or Brazilian men would choose to watch their favorite side battle it out in the Champions League final over getting married.

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