If you’re like most soccer fans who are already dreading the next week or so without any league matches due to yet other international break, we are here to help.  Listed below are five ways soccer fanatics can still get their fix of their favorite club despite the ultra-annoying break:

1. Play FIFA 15

The popular video game’s newest version just hit stores about two weeks ago.  While some have complained about bug issues with the game, Chris Schilling of IGN gave FIFA 15 a positive review.  Schilling says, “FIFA 15 remains one of the most impressively comprehensive sport simulations around, and on new-gen hardware it really is the beautiful game.”  If you haven’t yet picked up a copy of FIFA 15, now would probably be a good time to delve into the video game juggernaut.

2. Watch Soccer movies on Netflix

As Robert Hay recently wrote for World Soccer Talk, there are plenty of good soccer-related movies currently on Netflix.  Whether it’s the classic Fever Pitch, or top-notch documentaries from the 30 for 30 series (Hillsborough, and the seven mini Soccer Stories docs), you can never go wrong with a good soccer film to kill time.

3. Read a great soccer book

If you are more into books, then check out our ultimate guide to soccer books.  The top 20 list includes books such as The Damned Utd, Standing on the Shoulders of Giants, Fever Pitch, and Bloody Confused.

4. Boot up Football Manager

With the 2015 version of the soccer management simulation video game set to be released in November, last year’s 2014 version is currently the latest game in the award-nominated series.  New to the 2014 game is the Steam Workshop.  According to their website, the Steam Workshop “makes it easy to discover or share new content for your game or software.”  Football Manager made headlines in 2012 when a student from Azerbaijan was hired to manage FC Baku’s reserve team due to his success at the video game.

Boot up your version of Football Manager, or buy a discounted copy of the game.

5. Watch some classic YouTube Clips

YouTube has long been a good source for fans to view soccer-related videos.  If you are new fan of your favorite team, there are plenty of videos on the popular site to do research on the history of the club.  Also, with the January transfer market just a few short months away, YouTube stations such as ScoutNationHD are a good place to view videos of players that your favorite team is linked with.  They also have clips of top-rated players that you may not be able to see on a regular basis.

Other than listening to the new and improved World Soccer Talk Podcast, if you have any suggestions of other ways to wind away the hours without competitive soccer, post them in the comments section below.