They are trained daily, and kept up to speed with new tactics being deployed and new equipment such as boots, balls and even strips.
It's a good life in the main, though some players do become lame and require putting down. This is done humanely with a bolt to the brain. They are then sent to hotdog factories where their lips and arseholes are put to good use.
International football isn't the players' full-time jobs, you know. The European based players start the pre season preparation with their clubs mid July and typically play 50 matches a year.
AFC Asian Cup JAN 2015 (in Australia) 16 nations (4 groups) every 4 years
CAF African Nations Cup JAN-FEB 2015 (in Morocco) 16 nations (4 groups) every 2 years
Copa America (COMEBOL) JUN-JUL 2015 (in Chile) 12 nations (Jamaica & Mexico are invited to complete 3 Groups of 4, USA has declined after 1995 due to conflict with their Major League Cup)
Copa de Oro (CONCACAF) JUL 2015 (To be determined) 12 Nations every 2 years
EURO CUP (UEFA) JUN-JUL 2016 (in France) 16 nations every 4 years
OFC Nations Cup OCT-NOV 2016 (in multiple locations in Oceania) 8 Nations (2 Groups) every 4 years
CONFEDERATIONS CUP JUN-JUL 2017 This tournament is held at the country of the next world cup (in this case, Russia) 1 year prior to the World Cup. The 6 Champions from each conference, plus the world champion and the hosting nation. if the world champion is also the champion of his Conference, like Spain last year, the runner-up from the WC would play (Holland)
They will qualify for Euro 2016. They will take around a year and a half to qualify and then the finals will be held in France, where the top 16 teams will qualify.
There are world regional tournaments and friendly games.
There is a break, then qualifications for continental cups will start.
I think they are live in hotel.
they will have a long break
