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Right, with the domestic football season all but over, lets turn our attention to the Euros.

Who is going to win?
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Right, with the domestic football season all but over, lets turn our attention to the Euros.

Who is going to win?

UUUHHH, the DOLLAR?
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Right, with the domestic football season all but over, lets turn our attention to the Euros.

Who is going to win?
... and in the end Germany always wins?

Edit: Our season recently begun.
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Right, with the domestic football season all but over, lets turn our attention to the Euros.

Who is going to win?
... and in the end Germany always wins?

Edit: Our season recently begun.
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That must be a bummer for the big clubs with international players then?
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Right, with the domestic football season all but over, lets turn our attention to the Euros.

Who is going to win?
... and in the end Germany always wins?

Edit: Our season recently begun.
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That must be a bummer for the big clubs with international players then?
It used to be but not nowdays. UEFA (and FIFA) forbids national football during their tournaments. So we have a two month break in ther season for the Euros.
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... and in the end Germany always wins?

Edit: Our season recently begun.
Warspite1

That must be a bummer for the big clubs with international players then?
It used to be but not nowdays. UEFA (and FIFA) forbids national football during their tournaments. So we have a two month break in ther season for the Euros.
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Must play havoc with the schedules?
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Must play havoc with the schedules?
Indeed.

What is more annoying is that so many of the best players gets sold in mid season (summer). My team has a solid defence this year. But we are looking for a new starting central defender since they expect one or two of them to get sold. It is not unusual that around 4 of the starting players gets lost during the summer. At times even more.
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Jeesus, that seems confusing. Am I understanding that right, play just ceases in some coutries because of a higher level of play-offs?
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So what do you reckon England vs Sweden?
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So what do you reckon England vs Sweden?
A draw seems like a prudent guess. But it is to early for a serious guess since we do not know what players will be available.
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Jeesus, that seems confusing. Am I understanding that right, play just ceases in some coutries because of a higher level of play-offs?
Yes. Although in this case it is the European Championship. But same thing actually happens on a smaller scale for Champions Legue games. Makes it a real pain to reschedule cancelled games.
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Jeesus, that seems confusing. Am I understanding that right, play just ceases in some coutries because of a higher level of play-offs?
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Only the Barbarian countries, you know Russia, the Scandies - the rest of us run our seasons at a normal time [;)]

Seriously though, when the Africans hold their cup of nations, our players that are picked go missing from the league for about a month - it can be a serious loss for some clubs.
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So the Euros are the top of the pile?
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So the Euros are the top of the pile?
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No. The World Cup is the daddy. Then, each continent has its own tounament - Copa America, African Cup of Nations, European Championshps etc. Then below that its club football - inter European and domestic.

The Copa America is for the South American countries although they invite 2 countries from North America and/or the Caribbean to play too.
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So the Euros are the top of the pile?
Sort of. But then there is the FIFA World Cup. The greatest sports event in the world.
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So the Euros are the top of the pile?
Sort of. But then there is the FIFA World Cup. The greatest sports event in the world.

Well, besides the SuperBowl/Rose Bowl. [:D]
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So the Euros are the top of the pile?
Sort of. But then there is the FIFA World Cup. The greatest sports event in the world.

Well, besides the SuperBowl/Rose Bowl. [:D]
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Orm - we'll have to work on nate some more. We can teach him though - he's not a completely lost cause.
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So the Euros are the top of the pile?
Sort of. But then there is the FIFA World Cup. The greatest sports event in the world.

Well, besides the SuperBowl/Rose Bowl. [:D]
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