Ordinarily, international breaks are mercilessly dull. European club football has now flooded over from the weekend to fill almost every other day of the week and it leaves fans in a permanently satiated state. International football doesn’t do that, though. Whether it’s a product of the indifference towards our own national team or just a general dislike for the game’s style, it just isn’t the same...
'International football seems to be too binary: games are either too important or not important enough.'
Isn't that the truth. I also like the point about there not being enough rivalry in the international scene. There should be smaller localized tournaments a la Six Nations Rugby. The author talks about the obvious for the the United Kingdom and Ireland. And the same could be said for other regions of Europe.