You can only call yourself a true football fan if you're able to name the starting XI of England's World Cup winning team, and go to at least five games a season, a study has found.
A study asked 2,000 self-declared football fans the top signs of what it takes to be a real fan – with owning multiple shirts, and playing the game yourself, even Sunday league, named among the top 30.
And a third of those polled said that being able to easily explain the offside rule is a requirement of being a fully-fledged supporter.
