why are they allowed to have three teams?
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We're special
>>1554397004**
We invented the sport and you're talking our language. Now sit down, Jurgen
>>155439700We WUZ grandfathered in and sheeeeeeeit and we invited the muh game and sheeeeeeit
>>155439788Everybody’s talking American here, my colored friend
>>155439700They should have 6 teams>england>scotland>wales>northern Ireland>Great Britain >United kingdom
>>155439805Kek
How come poms are crap at the sports they invented
>>155439788>>155439779But you guys aren't real countries. The UK is.
>>155439834They were independent countries back then though.
>>155439700maybe anyone can do that but nobody else does that since their team would be weakened if they split up
>>155439700Basically each football association sends a team. For example Spain and France each have a football association. The football associations of England, Scotland and Wales are separate and predate FIFA, so they were allowed to continue to be separate when FIFA was formed. I'm not sure but it might be that other countries could split their federations as well, but ths doesn't make much sense really, you're just splitting your best players between different teams. For us it kind of works out because the Welsh and Scottish have their own identity and want to be represented separately even if their teams are bad. If either of them ever got really good you can bet the English FA would immediately start suggesting we merge lol.
>>155439862we should have a team for bavaria, east germany, and west germany
>>155439862Is that why you guys can't play as a whole country.
>>155439881america should invade to liberate the scotts, welsh and irish from english occupation
>>155439881I think so. But like I said everyone seems content with it. You saw all the Scottish fans marching through Boston, they have their own identity so they're happy to support their team even if it is smaller.
>>155439788Guess you didn't invent grammar
Four teams, you forgot norf irland.
>>155439876You should have a team for Turkey and Germany.
>England>Scotland>Wales>Northern Ireland>Gibraltar>Australia>New Zealand>Canada>USAWay more than 3
It's one of the reasons they never win. Be glad
>>155441247We aren't a part of the commonwealth games so you don't get to include us
>>155441319>>155441073Heres the actual complete list
The UK would have at least 8 world cups if we could consolidate all of best players into a single squadJust adding Bale alone to the England squad gives 2 WC and 1 Euros at least
>>155441369Three lions > eight stars on the shirt
>>155441338>Nauru: 10 golds>Bangladesh: 2 golds Hilarity ensues
>>155439700Because our constituent countries all have their own football associations, that's it. If for eg Bavaria had had a separate FA when football was established, then they would have their own 'national' team as well
>>155439700Because OP, back in the day the United Kingdom included 1/4th of the entire world, so it would've been stupid if they played as one team, so every colony was considered an independent team. Nowadays it makes less sense since the UK ain't so big anymore
>>155440030My grammar would beat up your grammar
39 players born outside of England have gone on to represent the England national team. Only 1 was born in Scotland, John Bain, and he played AGAINST Scotland in 1879.More than 100 born outside of Scotland have represented the Scotland national team, including over 70 born in England.
>>155439700Technically they're allowed 7.
>>155439819But we've won everything
>>155439862>you can bet the English FA would immediately start suggesting we merge lolObviously they wouldnt. Like in rugby when theres times wales and scotland have been better
>>155439700It's a disadvantage you dumb fuck
>>155441436>vegeta I have a jar of this stuff in my pantry. I put it on my chips. It's kinda like chicken salt (full of msg)
>>155439819we've won everything important there is to run. The English gentleman spirit let's other teams win too, cos we're nice. The state of you insecure bogans who feel the need to trophymaxx
>>155439819Invent it. Complete it. Sit back and enjoy the seethe.
>>155441669No one else plays rugby
>>155441781vntrvke
>>155439787True, USA is ours
>>155443016He means norn iron
>>155439700I wish we had 1 team, then we wouldn't have 3 eternal losers.
They got grandfathered in because they already had a sizeable organization. Then again Wales is integrated into the club football leagues in England. tl;dr tradition
>>1554397004 teams and because they're different countries
>>155443067>Wales is integrated into the club football leagues in England.Not anymore, Wales has their own official league because Fifa was breathing down the necks of the Welsh FA. But mos of the top Welsh teams still compete in English leagues,
>>155443109This makes everything even more ridiculous. At this point they should allow all kind of cross-border leagues. There's zero integrity in UEFA or FIFA
China has at least 3 teams for the same reason. 4 if you count Taiwan.
>>155439787Four teams?!
>>155439700The Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey should have their own teams as well
>>155439700People haven't mentioned it but the real reason is an agreement between FIFA and the UK as part of the UK agreeing to join. UK was one of the largest football countries but didn't initially want to join FIFA.If they tried to join now it'd be 1 team
So everybody else has a chance
>>155441734>>155441767>Fox and the grapes
>>155441734>zero superb owls or stanley cupseven canada is mogging you. if the bills win i'll count that one as half leaf too
>>155439779you mean like retarded 'special'?
>>155439700The teams represent national football federations, not countries.
>>155439788Bodied that Hun
>>155443821England built the Stanley cup, we practically loan it out to you, and it come back to England for repairs maintenance. It's already ours
>>155443794Mmmm..... lovely grapes these...
