Spain's Soccer Success Hurts Erotic Film Festival

Organizers say that Spain's success at Euro 2008 hurt attendance at an erotic film festival which wrapped up Saturday in Madrid because its target audience -- men -- were glued to their television screens.

It's reported about 15,000 people flocked to the three-day International Erotic Festival, staged for the first time in the Spanish capital this year. Previous editions of the event, which features performances by buxom strippers and appearances by other stars, have drawn over 50,000 people.

Director Juli Simon blamed the lower-than-expected turnout on the fact that the festival's opening day coincided with Spain's 3-0 Euro 2008 semi-final win over Russia which drew a record Spanish television audience of 17 million.

"Football is one of the few things that can compete with sex," he told television station Telecinco.

Spain defeated Germany Sunday in the Euro 2008 final by a score of 1-0 to win the tournament.

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