Ahead of the Champions League final between Juventus and Barcelona, Mastercard have launched the Fan Passion Report, a study of more than 5,000 European football fans, reports Sky Sports. Here are some of the key findings
More than a third (35%) of fans have taken a sick day in the past year because of a football match. This is highest in Italy where 51.9% have missed work due to a match.
Spanish supporters are the most committed to away games, with 92.8% of fans having travelled overseas to support their team.
Portuguese (63%) and Swedish (51%) fans are the least travelled with the majority preferring to stay at home.
Spanish fans spend the most at away games - £457 on average per head. Italians spend £398 per head and French £351. Overall, £250 (15%) is the average amount spent by football fans abroad.
Hungarian fans (69%) often make a longer trip out of away matches and stay for three or more days, while Portuguese (29%) prefer to visit for just one day.
The survey found that fans in Italy (73%) have more superstitions relating to football than other nationalities in Europe, just ahead of Spanish fans.
Nearly half (47%) of Italians wear a certain item of lucky clothing during a match, 20% insist on sitting in the same seat every game and 13% eat or drink a specific food item or beverage.
Italian football fans are also the most likely to miss an important family event to attend a match with 69% falling into that category.
England was the most popular country for away supporters to visit with 23% favouring a trip there.
And football fans from every country polled named Lionel Messi as the best player in Champions League history with the exception of one - the people of Portugal standing by Cristiano Ronaldo.