What is the point

Well, people moaned and moaned so they created the nations league, and then people moaned and moaned.

What is the point
by goadocwatson (U1016)26 March 2022
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...of these "International Friendlies"?
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To make money for FIFA and the continental organisations like UEFA, CAF, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF etc

Ofcourse it helps. They don’t get the chance to play as a team that often

comment by Ole dirty Baztard - penited and penandes (U19119)
posted 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
Ofcourse it helps. They don’t get the chance to play as a team that often
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You wonder why people on a footy forum supporting a football club don't get that.

comment by Luke, I Am Your Admin 3 (U1250)
posted 9 hours, 10 minutes ago
comment by Ole dirty Baztard - penited and penandes (U19119)
posted 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
Ofcourse it helps. They don’t get the chance to play as a team that often
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You wonder why people on a footy forum supporting a football club don't get that.
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Meh. Scrap the friendlies. Playing together is overrated in modern football and if all of them don't play then its the same for everyone and therefore fair.

As well as allowing the national team to work on their performance and tactics, it helps bring in money for the national FA. The FA is responsible for things like FA cup prize money, maintenance of Wembley, supporting grass roots football (even if they don't do as well as they should here) etc. They need income streams for this.

Also, some teams have world cup qualifiers, which means the PL would be off anyway. So the option isn't between a club league match or an international friendly. It's between an international friendly or absolutely f all anyway.