In the absence of real football -- internationals are usually about praying your own team's players emerge unscathed -- fans made do with a charity match between Liverpool Legends and Real Madrid Legends on Saturday.
It was for a good cause and unsurprisingly played at a relaxed pace. People were in such good humour they didn't care if the word "legend" was abused a little.
For instance Edwin Congo, one of Madrid's scorers in a 4-3 win for the Reds, never even registered a first class appearance for the club. There were others who more than made up for that.