Does the rest of Europe and the world dislike international breaks as much as we do in England ?

I was having this discussion with friends and I think it directly correlates with the quality of the league of your country.

For example Spain England Germany will dislike them as they would prefer to see their clubs playing , but for Croatia their national team is better than their club teams so they enjoy it.

I could be totally wrong so please let me know !

  • nullpost@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    U.S. and fucking hate it. I do like that other people not into it get into the World Cup but also kinda annoying. You like the game just watch it so I have someone to talk to about it.

  • Snoo_72181@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Does the rest of Europe and the world dislike international breaks as much as we do in England ?

    Why does the EPL think that they are different from the rest?

  • Alucard661@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I’m Mexican I hate the international break and wish international soccer would just die. Between corrupt officials in CONCACAF the corruption in Liga MX and FEMEXFUT, the corruption in FIFA the lack of rest the drop in quality the drunk and disorderly fans the fights and stabbings in friendlies in the US. I’m just over international soccer and I watch it less and less I’m still a bit nostalgic for the World Cup but yet another WC in the Middle East where thousands will die from heat and slave labor building stadiums is starting to make me hate that even more.

  • rompthegreen@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Yes!

    I have children and look forward to waking up early on weekends (in California), take a bong rip and enjoy the EPL game I believe will be most entertaining of the day.

    With international breaks, I might look forward to watching 1, maybe 2 games. Some are on weekdays so it leaves nothing worth watching on weekend mornings when I have a little time to myself.

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    1 year ago

    In Brazil, our league is getting better and better; the fifth has the same chances to win as the leader. Now we have to wait 15 days to see the outcome.

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    1 year ago

    I’m in the US and I’m not that interested in watching the US team. It feels like watching MLS, which I find boring compared to PL.

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    1 year ago

    Australians mostly love them. We get to watch our best go at it. And occasionally it’s not at 2 or 3 am for once!

    It was even better when ange was boss :)

  • listkiewska@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I used to like it, until one of the best players of my favourite team in my country had a somewhat serious injury 🥲

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    1 year ago

    I’m from America, and unless it’s the world cup, I hate international breaks. I would much rather watch my club play than watch the US play St Kitts, Trinidad & Tobago, or Uzbekistan.

  • RickySal@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Me personally I don’t care for internationals, I’m more of a club guy but idm international breaks, only annoying thing is waiting longer for the next league match.

  • Barragin@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Yes - totally hated - becasue one’s favorite club’s players always seem to get injured in meaningless friendlies. I guess qualification matters, but with so many teams now getting into the euros and world cup, qualification seems like a joke.

  • UnluckyFreedom5369@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Bayern fan here , i dont even know why i saw this post. We hate them, always annoying. If it would be twice a year for important games and reasonable times i think most people would enjoy it. I dont even know who germany is playing, when and why. And i dont want to find out.

  • forcebubble@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Used to somewhat follow England in the past due to the familiarity with the players in the team. That all changed after joining a fan forum made up of people who are Kop season holders who live and attend games from Liverpool.

    Over time I started to understand the tepid if not negative perception of international football — players going for internationals coming back injured screwing up the season, media-favoured players getting selected ahead of form amongst two of the main reasons.

    Yeah, international breaks has not been something I look forward to most especially for the first reason.