this is very similar if not dead on to my life experience as well. I never really got in to club football for that reason but internationally id watch the handful of canada games that you could get, try to convince everyone this was the cycle where they could actually qualify, then be disappointed. and so I was really in to England and would follow the roster and the friendlies and go to the bars to watch the euro and wc games. But now that we have actual games and are in the same tournaments I did not watch a minute of england euro or wc games more than just in passing. I understand why everyone roots for their roots -- but we have a team to cheer for in these same tournaments now. give your damn heads a shake