Do We Still Need International Football in 2020?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 1872, two football teams met together at Hamilton Crescent in Partick to play a football match.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the end, neither England nor Scotland would do enough to win the game which ended in a 0-0 draw. But international football had been born.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nearly 150 years later, international football continues to take place. But football has changed irrevocably.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In that time, the domestic game has outstripped its international counterpart and many fans consider international football an annoyance to be endured rather than the pinnacle of the sport.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we ask: do we still need international football in 2020?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guests:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jonathan Liew (<a href= "https://twitter.com/jonathanliew">@jonathanliew</a>) is a Sports Writer at The Guardian.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grant Jendo (<a href= "https://twitter.com/odneJ">@odneJ</a>) is a Scotland fan and has written for World Football Index (<a href= "https://twitter.com/WorldFootballi">@WorldFootballi</a>).</span></p> <p>Support Us:</p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/FootballToday" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.patreon.com/FootballToday</a></p> <p>Follow Us:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/FT_Podcast_" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@FT_Podcast_</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.footballtodaypodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.FootballTodayPodcast.com</a></p> <p>Music:</p> <p>The music for this episode was provided under the Creative Commons license by <a href="http://www.sessions.blue/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Dot Sessions</a>.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Topslides by Blue Dot Sessions</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Drizzle by Blue Dot Sessions</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 4