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Can football ruin your relationship?

What happens if two people in a relationship are fanatics of separate causes – such as opposing teams in a football tournament? GARDY CHACHA explores the unfortunate findings of a UK study on the rise domestic violence after the World Cup and pursues the link in Kenyan homes.

By the time her team Brazil was 5-0 down, Edith Mwando couldn't take the humiliation anymore. Her husband, Timothy Mathenge, appeared to enjoy every minute of Brazil's demise and that didn't go down well with the queen of the house.

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