BRIT footie fans would happily sacrifice World Cups and European Championships to get rid of the dreaded international breaks, a study finds.

With another pause in Premier League football arriving next week, 37% would ditch seeing their national teams play on the world stage to keep the domestic game running.

Four in 10 (40%) are lost and irritable during the international break, 25% feel something is missing from their lives and 21% dread the empty fixture list.

A quarter (25%) watch other sports to fight the boredom, while 19% reluctantly spend time with their partner and 17% clean the house.

More than half (59%) would pick their club over country in the age-old debate, according to a poll of 2,000 British football fans commissioned by Snickers.

And it appears club football fans would go to extreme lengths in order for their team to win the Premier League.

More than one in five (22%) would do the washing up every day for a year, 19% would give up takeaways, 16% would hand over control of the TV remote to their other half and 12% would shave their heads completely bald.

Running a marathon (11%), sacrificing a summer holiday (10%) and letting friends choose an embarrassing tattoo (7%) would also be on the agenda if it guaranteed their team lifting the top-flight trophy.

Snickers has launched its International Breakvent Calendar, featuring 13 windows to help fans count down the days until the return of club football, teaming up with former Burnley, Everton and Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche, who takes on the role of the brand’s gaffer.

Dyche said: “There’s nothing quite like the build-up to matchday, the routine, the anticipation and that feeling when your team finally takes to the pitch.

“For fans, an international break can make the weekends feel a bit different. ‘Snickers’ International Breakvent Calendar’ gives supporters a fun way to count down to the return.

“And while you’re waiting, it might be worth finding something else to keep you occupied – just don’t ask me to recommend cleaning products.”

Delia Francoise, senior brand manager at Snickers, said: “For football fans, the international break can feel like an eternity.

“One minute you’re living for the weekend, checking the table and cheering on your team, and the next you’re staring at an empty fixture list wondering what to do with yourself.

“That’s why we’ve created our International Breakvent Calendar, to help fans get through those 13 long days until club football is finally back.”