I don't think you can compare the two. In the UK, it's nothing to do with whether you support your local club or prefer the glory of international football. The "club over country" debate in the UK runs around the lines that the national team is viewed as having, frankly, embarrassed the country since the mid-90s.
As a result, the "strongest" fans of club teams (casual fans tend to be more pro-England, though it's not a hard-and-fast rule) are generally of the opinion now that the England team serves no purpose except to be a national humiliation, and they are increasingly moving towards the argument that international football should be scrapped as it simply distracts everyone from club football. It's not really a debate between fans about which of two teams they support more, it's a debate between fans about whether there should even be a second team.
As a result, the "strongest" fans of club teams (casual fans tend to be more pro-England, though it's not a hard-and-fast rule) are generally of the opinion now that the England team serves no purpose except to be a national humiliation, and they are increasingly moving towards the argument that international football should be scrapped as it simply distracts everyone from club football. It's not really a debate between fans about which of two teams they support more, it's a debate between fans about whether there should even be a second team.
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