Well, thankfully these events are of limited duration one way or another, though it'll be good for there to be conversation topics besides football again. Also not almost all news viewed through a football lense (like the G20 meeting headline was about Merkel and Cameron meeting to view the match, the most recent budget cuts discussion headline was about the costs of Merkel flying to South Africa to cheer for the team and inviting other politicians, some which declined for budget reasons...)