Topic: International break's in football. - page 4. (Read 708 times)

We always hear phases like these: we shouldn't exaggerate in anything we do and we also hear that we need to rest so that we can focus on other things in the real world. but people like to gamble until they lose all their money in the casino. something bad, so when I see that there is a very long layoff, I'm happy for that, in the time when there are no games I also go on vacation and do other things in the real world, things that I couldn't do in that time when football games were being played, many people don't seem to understand how great it is that people can stop playing for a while

because when people manage to stop playing for a while, it means that that person's self-control is very good, but when we have a scenario in which a person cannot live without football games, then we are faced with a person addicted to football games. bad luck that he needed treatment. but unfortunately many people refuse to accept that they are addicted to gambling. For them it is normal that they think about football games every day of the year and have not been able to stay away from sports games. That's a shame, but it's been happening a lot

There are few cases of people who became addicted to gambling who accepted treatment and will be cured. Most people stay with this addiction and acquire other addictions and destroy everything they go through. destroy their family. and yet they continue to refuse to undergo treatment, something unbelievable. That's why my advice is that people always take good care of game breaks, because it's also a chance for people to stay away from games and rest.

I'm not a fan of international breaks but I'm not amongst the people that want it to be scrapped. After weeks of club football, it seems fair to me for an international break to take place. For anyone who thinks that International breaks makes weekends boring, what happens then when seasons are over and teams are on vacation? That, my friends is even more boring than the international break. At least with the international break, you know that it's just one week before its back to business as usual.


As much as I'd really like to choose for him, I will not.  The only thing I'd do is to show him the winning team. The club he goes on to choose will be based on his own free will.

Of course this is the angle I was referring to moderation, on the side of the fans. Like you posted in Op, some fans are so hooked up to football that it could affect their daily lives especially if their team loses which means they are so engrossed in it , the passion is so high. But if they have a moderate passion or zeal for it then when they go on break, that fan won't feel like a rib was taken out of him and he will missing it so much like water. In moderation I mean not to be glued to it to the extent that if there is a break for the players, fans will start wishing they didn't go for such break. I understand it is almost like that for most of the football fans that they get bored that the game will go on break but some fans will also not miss it as such because they are moderate lovers of the game.

I rarely watch international matches but this time I enjoyed it even though there were no league matches, I know many people will be bored because the league breaks in two weeks even they will be bored for two weeks because they are used to league matches on weekends.

Because of the frequent international breaks I don't care, this has been the rule for a long time so when you lack interest in international matches then wait until the league rolls around and enjoy betting again with your favorite team.

Most probably you can have a big influence to your Child especially if you will watch the game together but of course you cannot force them forever as they will have their own decisions sooner or later. When it comes to international break, i don’t see this as a problem since those players really need some rest as well and just a weekend doesn’t make you fee bored at all, this is like a pause while everyone is rushing things.

The international breaks are good. It's an opportunity for footballers to take a break from club footgives, it also allow them to meet their families back home. A day or two with their families means a lot.
Also, the international break is an opportunity for national teams to integrate their squads. They create a relationship and train for tournaments. It won't be good if they only meet when it's time for an international tournament.

My only problem with the international breaks is that a lot of players get injured during that period and that is a problem for their club sides, especially those that are fighting for the league or a particular position in the league or Champions League. Other than the injuries, I think the international breaks are good.

As a father I would want my child to be cheering for my club also,I don't force it but I try to instill it naturally by going to the stadium now that my child is young of age so can become a fan of my team as up until now we are cheering for the same team and that is the best option,of course if the child want to cheer another team it is the child choice to do so and I won't object it.

As for the weekend without the football leagues I also find it boring yet I find much more possibilities to make money in International break rather than on the weekend leagues,in weekend leagues always we have some sort of surprise results in any of the major competitions while in International teams surprise result are less common.

I am not part of the international break because it kills the fun on the club matches. Imagine, weekend is when I do relax and enjoy the club side matches, but today has been very boring for me, because I didn't have the passion for international Friendly's. As I am typing the post, England VS Brazil is on but I lost interest on the game.

Of course, there are some football fans that don't derive fun in watching club matches, because they are not committed to football. Perhaps, if their country is playing that is the only matches that they watch, and such people will be happy currently for the break.

There are football supporters that do not watch any game that is not an International game, they are only supporters of their national team, and the international breaks where players have a chance to player for their country is a chance for this people to enjoy the sport. The international break also gives some players a chance to rest from the busy routine of training with their clubs. Some players are not the first team players for their countries as they are for their club, so they have some resting opportunity.

Despite how much I love football and how boring the weekends during international breaks can be, I will not oppose the idea that there should be no international club break. We know how footballers get drained of energy, so they get injuries and blisters; some need to spend good time with their loved ones too; etc. I feel petty for those footballers, and so there is no way I will not be in support of their break too. Let them take breaks and rest to regain themselves. 

My dad is a fan of Man-U, and out of the 4 boys in that family, he has never compelled anyone of us to fan his club; we all fan our favorite club too. By the way, are children not to be allowed to have their freedom? I will not force my children to support the same club that I do. 

You talk of moderation and I am wondering in what direction are you throwing this moderation you talk of to, is it moderation of the part of the football fans or to the footballers?

 Perhaps, if it's on the side of the footballers then it's vital you be reminded that despite it been referred to as international break, doesn't mean the footballers go home relaxing with their families, they still go on with football activities in their respective home countries. And the annoying things about all of this is that many of them returns back to the club at the end of the break with different forms of injuries thereby affect the form and performance of the club negatively which could cost them to drop points in the league matches.

As for the fans I can't imagine what the fans will be needing moderation for in games they are not the ones in active play on the pitch buy just mere spectators on the sidelines or TV screens.

Of course, this is a problem and has a bad impact when they return to their respective leagues injured, if they suffer injuries in important matches in their respective leagues, because it is almost close to the end of the matches in their respective leagues.
Actually, I don't really like international breaks and friendly matches, apart from not being interested in watching them, I also can't watch all the league matches which have become my routine to watch at the weekend. And this is annoying because most of the players are doing well in their respective leagues rather than internationally.

Personally I don't mind international breaks. I watch it, but yeah, it's not that exciting as club football. Alternatively, I watch other sports or going out somewhere instead of spending weekend in front of TV. I understand that some wants that it would get scrapped, but then how and when qualifiers to international tournaments would be made. But breaks when most teams comes to play some friendly games doesn't makes sense. And it really sucks when player of your club return from national team injured.
About second question, how you can force someone to support certain club. No way that I would do that, even if he will pick to support main rivals. But then he have to prepare for some banter if his team will lose

I think it could be said that you are a bit extreme on this matter... after all, it's just a sport and some entertainment, we can find some other entertainment while there is a break and the players rest. I guess they need some rest too.


As a father, I try to open the minds of my children, to show them different sports and things in general, to tell and show them as much as I can, and which path they will take depends entirely on them and of course on our opportunities and environment.

Life is all about choice and I can't force my child to fan thesame club I fan. In As much as we want our children to inherit some things from us. I don't think if gambling or becoming a fan is one of those things. Let them make their choices, the world is evolving and peoples thinking are gradually changing. So let's allow them chose what pleases them.

I’m a big Liverpool fan, hence my username, obviously. I’m not a fan of international football, no. Especially with breaks like the current one, loads of pointless friendlies interrupting a really pivotal part of the season, loads of our players travelling all the way across the world with the chance of getting injured.

Compared to the top level PL & CL teams, international football is crap, the standard is way lower. I wouldn’t care one bit if all international football was scrapped.   

Well I believe I don't have to explain to you why there are football breaks because you quite understand it very well as a football fan yourself but you just want to know what others feel as a rhetorics. For me I think it is not always good not to do things in moderation. If we are in moderation with what we do then we have space for other recreation and fun stuff that will also keep us busy.


If a father tries to influence his child to love his club then that father is autocratic and that is not good. People are suppose to have liberty of association so any club that the child choose to support, it should be his choice not that he should be forced into where he isn't free to associate with. And this is likewise to fathers who want to force their children into educational field that he or she does want. There is freedom and liberty and no body has the right to limit them against another person if the action of the freedom those not affect someone's life. However, I have witnessed in a family where the husband, wife and children belong to different political parties and also supporters of different clubs and yet they have fun in the divergence and live peacefully. Gambling is game and should be played like that with no hostility.

Who's tired of international breaks? We get bored too and even when the leagues go on break betting pauses because there are more bets on the leagues than the internationals.

Usually a father will not differ much in his choice to his children, for example if he is a Real Madrid supporter then most of his children will follow their father, but I myself will let him choose what he likes and will not oppose it even though it is different.

Always seeing how fathers and sons have different preferences for their favorite club is not a problem, I like differences.

Happy or not international break is most important for playing in qualifier for FIFA World Cup, Euro, Copa America and AFCON Cup but some time most tired with international break make us can't watch the league almost two weeks. Some European clubs not really with with international break out after their players returning from national team with injury and have crucial match. For this time international break take two weeks and each national teams have two matches for playing as friendly match or qualifier for World Cup match and Euro 2024.
Bukayo Saka become the first victim of international break out after withdrew from England squad for friendly match with injury and return to his club, Arsenal not confirmed yet he will play or not on next match against Manchester City with his condition not fit 100% after joining England teams training.

You are right that the international break will feel quiet because we are used to the atmosphere of team competition in the league. The excitement of the league during the international break is indeed different, but the international break will be an opportunity to introduce teams that will be chosen because of their game and mentality, like a club team that is liked because of its philosophy and game.

From the international break, as a father you can introduce the team as I said above, although later he will choose the national team from one of the players he idolizes on a club team.