GOAL US unpacks the main storylines from the international break and World Cup qualifying in The Euro XI
International breaks are weird. There’s no club football for 10 days, leaving everyone who follows this sport feeling a bit lost. National allegiances are tough to hold onto, especially in a footballing world where most tend to lean club over country, anyway. And let’s be honest, it’s difficult to get jazzed up about your birthplace beating an inferior opponent 2-0 on a Thursday night.
What that doesn’t mean, though, is that there is a lack of good soccer or good storylines. You just have to know where to look. Cristiano Ronaldo missing penalties, for example, is intriguing. Kevin De Bruyne’s Belgium are reshaped, revamped, and now might be bad. Meanwhile, England are winning games again, which means it will be funny when they get bounced from the World Cup just after the groups.
And, oh yeah, that Erling Haaland guy can still score goals for fun.
GOAL US presents The Euro XI, with 11 key observations from the weekend.
