The men are opting for Messi, women Nadal

The footballer Leo Messi and tennis player Rafa Nadal is the first sports characters from a list that the vast majority of Spanish associated with happiness and which are also Cristiano Ronaldo, Pep Guardiola, Iker Casillas, Andres Iniesta, Pau Gasol, Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso.

One of the highlights of the survey data on happiness is marked by the fact that men are the ones that put Messi in the first place, while women opt for Nadal, according to results of analysis by the Institute Coca Tail of Happiness.

As Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo is associated with happiness for most men, while women also prefer the likes of the singer Shakira, but all agree on what is happiness to associate with sports news, behind announcement of the "termination" of the violence of the terrorist group ETA.