Stoke City boss Tony Pulis is fed up with the season being interrupted by friendly internationals.
Pulis has already made it clear that he is not a fan of international friendlies and thinks there would be a marked reduction in the amount that are arranged if national teams had to pay for their players' services.
"I don't like international friendly matches, and I've gone on record saying that," Pulis said.
"I think for full-blooded games, where they are playing competitions, it is fantastic to represent your country.
"But what I think should be done is that if they want to play friendly matches and take players away for them, then they should pay the players' wages - and then you'll see how many friendly matches are actually played.
"I think they are played, generally, for income-based purposes as much as anything else.
"I find it hard to take when certain players are picked for certain countries, are flying halfway around the world to play a game against another country and then flying back, and we are paying their wages to do that.
"If it's a full-blooded competition, no problem - they can fly around the world twice and play. But for friendly games, I find it difficult to take."
