[theo_luddite]

the pride in representing your country isnt as profound as it used to be, look at the players singing the anthem, half of them dont even know the words! add to that that caps are handed out willy nilly just to fend off other countries or because the game is against a minor nation. same can be said about other sports too.

players pick club over country as thats where the money is, 100k playing for a club plus other bonuses or a standard match fee that gets donated to charity on most occasions

I know the words but I don't sing them. I ain't singing a song in honour of the head woman of a bunch of German dwarfs. Even Phil the Greek has a good line of German blood in his vains. Doesn't stop me wanting any England team or one representing all The Home Countries from winning or make me less passionate about them. Change the anthem to one about the country, I might join in.