Top Five Things to Do in the Football Season Break (After the Euros)

Well, the Euros will be done and dusted soon. If you are a football fanatic like me then post June for nearly more than a month your life is going to be slow, dull and boring.

The English Premier League is going to kick off only in mid August and we’ll all need something to fill the void that the football off season will cause. I have compiled a list of five things that football maniacs could try out to make use of the time as well as keep them going till kick-off.

1. Spend time with your family:

   Use this time to plan a vacation or a short trip with your near and dear ones. Surprise your wife by booking movie or play tickets on a weekend (since weekends during the season usually are spent in front of the tube watching the games). Take the kids to the zoo or a picnic. Watch some of the programs that the missus loves watching.

2. Get into shape

   Use the extra time you get over the weekends to get into shape (in case you aren’t).Try your hand at a new sport and spend the time you get playing a sport rather than watching it for a while. Cut down on the booze and fast food for a while.

3. Read a book on the beautiful game

   Pele,Maradona, Sir Alex, Wenger.There is a plethora of autobiographies and biographies available on footy legends. Get a copy of these and read them in your spare time. This will increase your knowledge on the rich tradition that the beautiful game carries.

4. Teach your children about the beautiful game

   Probably the most useful thing you could do. Use this time to talk with your kids about football. If they go for practice then spend time on the ground watching them play. Try to indulge in a kick about with them. If you support a club, then talk to them about its history and the greats.Spend time with them on concepts like fair play and opposing racism.

5. Plan your finances

   When you are working in a 5 day job and spend the weekends on footy your finances might tend to get neglected. So make sure that you use the time to see how you stand in terms of your finances, taxes and investments. Spending time on these activities will have long term benefits and advantages.

Things not to do

1. Don’t watch reruns of old matches. It’s just a waste of time.
2. Don’t play Pro Evo Soccer or the FIFA games on your console. You’ll end up spending more time than you would when the season is on.
3. Don’t talk about football with the missus for the entire month. Try not to mention it and show her that you can survive without the game (however painful that might be!!)
4. Don’t follow the transfer market rumors on a day to day basis. In my opinion most of the rumors that are floated are just to increase hits to websites and end up being bogeys.
5. Don’t spend too much time with your mates cribbing about a bad referee decision that your team faced in the previous season. Keep the conversations constructive and progressive.

Hopefully, you'll find some the things here useful.