Sports fans more likely to have sex after their team wins with birth rates rising nine months later

SPORTS fans are more likely to get lucky after their side wins, researchers have found.

Intense emotions prompted by watching a “notable” ­victory has a knock-on effect on sex drive.

Sports fans are in the mood for ‘celebratory sex’ after their team wins big gamesGetty

Birth rates shoot up nine months after big football and rugby ­tournaments such as World Cups, the Euros, Champions League and rugby’s Six Nations — especially among fans living in the host nation.

A University College Dublin team identified the link after analysing ten studies.

One found Solsones in Spain, had a 16 per cent boost in births after Barcelona won the Champions League in 2009.

They won the final after beating Manchester United 2-0.

They also discovered “unexpected losses” were associated with a births decline.

Dr Gwinyai Masukume said: “Increased birth rates nine months afterwards are possibly due to celebratory sex.

“This ­suggests euphoria or sadness experienced when a sports team wins or loses coincides with a hormonal change that increases or decreases a desire for sex.

“Human emotions can have a significant impact on population.”