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 !
Mexican here, dont give a flying fuck about the international breal and imo they should be cut down.
It’s super weird. The MLS doesn’t stop for international breaks so it’s pretty foreign to us.
From the US, don’t really like international breaks. Most of the matchups just aren’t that compelling
Same. Especially so when I have zero interest in the USMNT.
I don’t care for them at all. While it can occasionally be interesting, fundamentally I dislike international football. The only thing the break is good for, for me, is it gives me a chance to watch replays of games I missed on streaming that I want to see. But I’d rather there just be no breaks and have the players need to play fewer games and in a less congested schedule.
Same, I’m a US-based fan and only get excited for when the USMNT is playing meaningful competitive games, which during the season really just means WCQs
Sorry friend but you really aren’t a USMNT fan if you think WCQ is the only thing that matters. Dig a bit deeper and see it all and you’ll care more
I mean Nations League and friendlies are better than zero soccer whatsoever, but I’m not thaaaaat hyped to watch a game against lower level CONCACAF opposition if it’s not a competitive match (and even early round Nations League games are hard to get excited for).
I don’t include Copa America/Gold Cup in here because those aren’t mid season games.
Lol you are the most sane person to respond to me. I respect you and appreciate your answer. It is true but i guess i just enjoy watching young guys try and get their time in so we can actually get some momentum for 2026
He didn’t say he was a USMNT fan
That’s more to do with CONCACAF being totally lopsided due to the tiny Caribbean islands who favour cricket over football. UEFA would feel the same if every other nation were San Marino and Andorra.
Seconded. I love American and English club football, whereas the national team is decent filler during breaks
Hate American football, mls is just extremely boring and not competitive but yea the English break bothers me
I would imagine it’s especially boring for PL watchers who don’t have any national football presence (ie most of Asia). I’m based in Singapore and I can tell you international breaks are so dead for us
American here and couldn’t agree more. Hate international breaks
Ya but I started watching more USMNT it’s as but it’s still football we need a new manager so god damn bad.
Same could be said for USA. MLS is a joke. A million teams franchised like the NBA and the quality of soccer is so hilarious.
Have you watched MLS recently? Most people who say this have never watched the league regularly.
NBA, nfl, college football, and any sport in America is littered to the fucking brim with commercials. Soccer is so refreshing seeing 45+ minutes of play a break then 45+ minutes of play. Instead of seeing the same ads 20 fucking times and watching 45 minutes of play over 3 fucking hours.
I lived in Vietnam and the whole country gets worked up for u23 games.
its the hope that kills you
As a fellow Singaporean, I have the same opinion
I enjoy watching my national team, but there are waaay too many international breaks
Im Dutch and live in America and an arsenal supporter, I hate international breaks I do like watching Holland play but it’s hard to watch games here they’re on random channels and at random times and it changes every break. If it was easier to watch I’d enjoy watching but it’s near impossible so it’s stupid.
just pirate i used to try and sub to streams but they were so unreliable and you have to have so many different ones. you pay $80 a month for funk then it shuts off every game during the world cup.
Major tournaments are fine tho
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 :)
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.
Well I’m Australian, and not many of our players are in the top leagues, so…
Get into other sports like the NBA
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.
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.
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.
I used to like it, until one of the best players of my favourite team in my country had a somewhat serious injury 🥲
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.