International break

An international break is a by internationals caused break in club sports or - football .

definition

In many sports such as football, the season begins and ends with the summer break , while the winter break divides it into rounds. Between the two breaks which are normally weekly games of leagues and cups instead. In addition to the two breaks, the international breaks are further exceptions to this rule.

The national players travel to their national teams during the international breaks . The other players stay with their actual teams during the international breaks. The international game breaks often only affect the game operations of the professionals , while the game operations of the amateurs are not interrupted.

Past & present

The following table shows the development for the period from 1970 to 2020:

International break times in the men's Bundesliga	season	International breaks in women's soccer Bundesliga
1	1970
1	1980
0	1990
3	2000	5
3	2010	0
4th	2020	4th

The following table shows the status for the 2020 season:

International break men's FIFA calendar	month	International breaks Women's FIFA calendar
0	07	0
0	08	1
1	09	1
1	10	0
1	11	1
0	12	0
0	01	0
0	02	0
1	03	1
0	04	1
0	05	0
0	06	1

See also : List of international matches for the German national football team  and List of international matches for the German women's national football team

Follow & criticism

The increasing number of international breaks leads, among other things, to more English weeks . These and other facts annoy many fans .

Web links

Wiktionary: International break  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bundesliga - Calendar 1969/1970. In: Fussballdaten.de. Fußballdaten GmbH, accessed on September 16, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Bundesliga - Calendar 1979/1980. In: Fussballdaten.de. Fußballdaten GmbH, accessed on September 16, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Bundesliga - Calendar 1989/1990. In: Fussballdaten.de. Fußballdaten GmbH, accessed on September 16, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Bundesliga - Calendar 1999/2000. In: Fussballdaten.de. Fußballdaten GmbH, accessed on September 16, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Bundesliga - Calendar 2009/2010. In: Fussballdaten.de. Fußballdaten GmbH, accessed on September 16, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Bundesliga - Calendar 2019/2020. In: Fussballdaten.de. Fußballdaten GmbH, accessed on September 16, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Women's Bundesliga - 1999/2000 calendar. In: Fussballdaten.de. Fußballdaten GmbH, accessed on September 16, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Women's Bundesliga - 2009/2010 calendar. In: Fussballdaten.de. Fußballdaten GmbH, accessed on September 16, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Women's Bundesliga - Calendar 2019/2020. In: Fussballdaten.de. Fußballdaten GmbH, accessed on September 16, 2019 . 
10. ↑ International Match Calendar 2018–2024. In: FIFA website. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), accessed September 16, 2019 . 
11. ↑ Women's International Match Calendar 2020–2023. In: FIFA website. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), accessed September 16, 2019 . 
12. ↑ Why is it already an international break ? In: kicker.de. Olympia-Verlag GmbH, accessed on September 16, 2019 .