Personally, am ambivalent to the whole thing.
It does seem to take over - but then can make the roads very quiet for notable periods, so maybe not all bad.
I don't wish the England team bad, and I'm sure my lad would, too, even if he doesn't fully understand it all.
Saw some of the last game (last few minutes, truth be told) - it was on in the house, and you can only fight the inevitable for so long... They didn't look to be playing with any inspiration, but for the life of me I can't understand England fans, actually at the match in SA, boo-ing England, afterwards.
Dissappointment is one thing, but actually boo-ing them for a draw? Don't get it. But then I don't really get a lot about football...