There was once a saying that described the domination of British influence over the world, “The sun never sets on the British Empire.”

The 19th century saying referred not only to British influence throughout the world but also its vast colonial empire which meant that at any time, it would be daylight in one of their occupied territories.

While England is still seen as a major player on the world stage in 2022, no one can argue that their influence is shrinking in all the places that matter.

Once revered as the home of cricket, England have slumped to an embarrassing five consecutive Test series losses, and now sit halfway down the test rankings at #5, an all-time low for them.

Having only achieved one win in their last 17 outings, and with an astoundingly average lineup of players, there’s no doubt that their downward spiral is only just getting started.

The results aren’t much better in Rugby Union, with their national side finishing with only four wins over their last two six nations tournaments, including a second last-placed finish in 2021.

The Super League remains essentially just a lower division of the NRL where players go to retire and score crumpets after their time has run out in Australia, so there’s not much hope there either.

Now, you might be thinking that these are mere sporting achievements and that they carry little significance in the grand scheme of geopolitics.

Well, if you’re not aware of the inextricable link between a nations sporting success and the relationship to overall national supremacy, then what are you even doing here?

There’s a reason Americans like to call all their national league winners ‘World Champions.’ It reinforces their view of themselves as heroes and global saviours, when in reality they’re mainly just a country that loves to sniff their own farts.