“International friendly games are not worth the lives of the silk worms who perish to make the pennants. They do not even have the philanthropic excuse that softens the otherwise unendurable tedium of testimonial matches. Quite simply, they are rotten games staged to pick the public's pocket, tiresome red tape left over from an era when nations and players were still insular and therefore curious about each other's potential.” StillsGamesLeftNationsPlayerFootballPicksRedInternationalExcuseCuriousErasSoccerAnalysisPocketsFriendlyTapeWormsRottenSilkPhilanthropicTiresomeTediumRed TapeUnendurableTestimonial Author:Danny Baker
