If we read the signs .Italy were crap who the fuck is their manager and Holland were managed by a stranger as well .International football is at a low point lads on big wage packets dont want to be giving up their summer holidays to play for medals .They prefer to rest so they are available to get paid their bobo for points gained and appearences .Scoles ,Shearer ,Rooney Beckam all retired from International football to stretch out their league careers .To much football on telly as soon as Rupert Murdock decides to stop bidding for the TV rights the bollox will fall out of it .Kerry Packer tried to buy up Cricket in the 70 now you can hardly find a test match on telly, if the money is not behind the sport it will die .McGregor kicking shit out of some scroat is the new sport .China.India and the USA have fuckall interest in Soccer soon it will be as popular as Darts or Snooker .Just look how desperate FIFA is the next 3 world cups Russia ,China ,Qutar hotbeads of Soccer and Sporting greatness .