Interesting points raised, particularly by Liberty NZ. Re: the selection bias, I considered responding but I didn't feel that I cared enough about any overseas team to respond. I used to support Inter Milan and I still keep an eye on their results but if I'm 100% honest the rise of the Nix has killed that for me. I just don't feel a connection to any overseas based club at an emotional level. I kind of care about how a few teams go (Inter and Union Berlin in Germany especially) but only at an intellectual level. I don't feelany emotional highs or lows based on their results the way I feel about the Nix. I follow a lot of football in Europe and enjoy watching it, and even have teams I'd rather see win than other teams. But I don't feel like I support any teams - I wouldn't buy their merchandise or describe myself as a fan.
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Lets hope for you sake then, that we are still in the A League in 10 years.
I'm not bagging people who do support Euro teams - everyone's got their reasons. Just for me personally, I don't feel that emotional connection to them. I've never been to Europe, have no family there or who have come from there except for generations ago, and I didn't grow up passionately supporting any team for any reason. A casual interest in a few teams is all I can muster up.