| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. 21:38 - Jun 17 with 2133 views | ITFC_84 | Whole game flipped on its head. |  | | |  |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 21:40 - Jun 17 with 1908 views | GlasgowBlue | I’d say poor passing and fannying about in midfield had more to do with that goal than the hydration break. |  |
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| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 21:41 - Jun 17 with 1901 views | gainsboroughblue | Drinks break is a laugh. In the last game, I don't think I saw a single drop of water pass a Portugal players lips. 2-1 as I type. |  |
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| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 21:44 - Jun 17 with 1881 views | ITFC_84 |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 21:40 - Jun 17 by GlasgowBlue | I’d say poor passing and fannying about in midfield had more to do with that goal than the hydration break. |
Fancy letting a country (just because it is a host) change the fundamentals of the Game of football, just because it wants to put adverts on on 4 occasions. Mental |  | |  |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 21:50 - Jun 17 with 1845 views | Illinoisblue |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 21:44 - Jun 17 by ITFC_84 | Fancy letting a country (just because it is a host) change the fundamentals of the Game of football, just because it wants to put adverts on on 4 occasions. Mental |
It is an utter disgrace it’s been allowed to happen. Infantino will rot in hell. |  |
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| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 21:52 - Jun 17 with 1813 views | gainsboroughblue | Our defence break caused that goal. |  |
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| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 23:19 - Jun 17 with 1678 views | Plums |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 21:50 - Jun 17 by Illinoisblue | It is an utter disgrace it’s been allowed to happen. Infantino will rot in hell. |
Pleased the crowd are loudly booing them. Distorts the game completely, despite Matterface trying to suggest there's an upside with coaches talking to players. By definition, the quarters aren't even as long as a five or six aside game. |  |
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| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 07:33 - Jun 18 with 1508 views | mikeybloo88 | Conversely, I hydrate during the 22 minute quarters and use the official hydration breaks for athletic activity I.e. going for a pee and fetching more hydration from the fridge/bar |  | |  |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 08:00 - Jun 18 with 1443 views | Vic | Last night was first game I've seen this WC - and I hated the preplanned,advert filled 'hydration break'. Ok, let the players have a drink when theres a natural break in play or similar, but this seems contrived to break the game into 1/4's. Such a typical American thing. And to have adverts - yuk. Almost enough for me to turn it off. |  |
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| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 08:21 - Jun 18 with 1405 views | Tractor_Boy333 | Not drinks breaks are they…lets call them what they are advert breaks. |  | |  |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 10:50 - Jun 18 with 1265 views | TractorJack |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 07:33 - Jun 18 by mikeybloo88 | Conversely, I hydrate during the 22 minute quarters and use the official hydration breaks for athletic activity I.e. going for a pee and fetching more hydration from the fridge/bar |
I did think last night I bet pubs are loving it. |  | |  |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 14:12 - Jun 20 with 1100 views | Tractor_Boy333 |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 21:50 - Jun 17 by Illinoisblue | It is an utter disgrace it’s been allowed to happen. Infantino will rot in hell. |
Agreed unbelievable how he pandered to Dozy Don and the peace award was cringeworthy. Still FIFA sold their soul numerous times before so hardly a surprise. Can’t wait to see Trump celebrating on the stage with the winners he’ll probably take someone’s medal. |  | |  |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 14:31 - Jun 20 with 1064 views | Ryorry | Specially when they happened in one game for which people in the crowd had put macs on & brollies up cos it was raining!!!! |  |
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| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 15:14 - Jun 20 with 1012 views | Pinewoodblue |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 21:50 - Jun 17 by Illinoisblue | It is an utter disgrace it’s been allowed to happen. Infantino will rot in hell. |
Infantino keeps getting re-elected unopposed. Fiji, Gibraltar etc all carry equal weight as England, Germany, Brasil etc Support can easily be bought. |  |
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| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 15:35 - Jun 20 with 972 views | wischip | I do wonder if we are slowly building up to a hydration break where the camera zooms into a crowd of players taking on liquids and 1 famous player turns to the camera and says something like "mmm Coke is it" or "Ahhhh Lucozade refreshes you through the ups & downs of a game" or some other more recent advert tagline. Or if a player is getting treatment for an injury "Have you had an accident at work?" |  | |  |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 15:36 - Jun 20 with 969 views | grow_our_own | They're not drinks breaks. Let's call them what they are: quarters. Having halves instead in air-conditioned stadia doesn't put those teams at a disadvantage over those who have quarters in inhumane > 30 degree temperatures. On the contrary, quarters in > 30 degree heat are more exhausting, as anyone who's tried to play competitive football in those conditions will testify. FIFA are killing the game. |  | |  |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 18:20 - Jun 20 with 861 views | stonojnr |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 21:44 - Jun 17 by ITFC_84 | Fancy letting a country (just because it is a host) change the fundamentals of the Game of football, just because it wants to put adverts on on 4 occasions. Mental |
But the country didnt, FIFA changed the rules because FIFA saw they could cash in on the billion dollar worldwide ad revenue its apparently generating. Blame FIFA |  | |  |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 19:01 - Jun 20 with 821 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 18:20 - Jun 20 by stonojnr | But the country didnt, FIFA changed the rules because FIFA saw they could cash in on the billion dollar worldwide ad revenue its apparently generating. Blame FIFA |
And FIFA say it was in response to the players complaining of feeling dehydrated during the Club World Cup in the USA last summer. https://www.espn.co.uk/footbal "Coaches and players were highly critical of the conditions, with Chelsea and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernández saying he felt "really dizzy" while playing in temperatures he described as "very dangerous." [Post edited 20 Jun 19:02]
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| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 19:21 - Jun 20 with 770 views | armchaircritic59 | It's 2026, wouldn't you have thought it's time there was a way for players to take on " refreshment " without actually stopping the game? 57 years ago we were able to land people on the moon, yet we can't do something as bog standardly basic as that? |  | |  |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 19:41 - Jun 20 with 740 views | Blue_Moses |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 18:20 - Jun 20 by stonojnr | But the country didnt, FIFA changed the rules because FIFA saw they could cash in on the billion dollar worldwide ad revenue its apparently generating. Blame FIFA |
They haven't cashed in yet as they had already sold the TV rights but they certainly will for every world cup going forward |  | |  |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 19:48 - Jun 20 with 728 views | The_Major |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 19:01 - Jun 20 by GlasgowBlue | And FIFA say it was in response to the players complaining of feeling dehydrated during the Club World Cup in the USA last summer. https://www.espn.co.uk/footbal "Coaches and players were highly critical of the conditions, with Chelsea and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernández saying he felt "really dizzy" while playing in temperatures he described as "very dangerous." [Post edited 20 Jun 19:02]
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I suppose a sensible option would have been to move to the autumn where the temperatures would have be more tolerable, say September/October. Any later than that and temperatures in Canada and the northern US would be going too far the other way, probably. Appreciate it would cause chaos in the calendar, but it was done before in Qatar, and presumably will be again in 2034 when it's in Saudi. Could have had next season start mid July, then shut down after August Bank Holiday, come back around 10 October. I mean, the international break in September is going to be three weeks anyway, so it'd just have been that but with an extra couple of weeks. |  | |  |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 06:58 - Jun 21 with 599 views | Benters | They get on my wick,it’s more than a hydration break anyway. Why not just have the water and get on with it. 5 mins for a break,load of Bolox. |  |
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| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 07:07 - Jun 21 with 588 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 06:58 - Jun 21 by Benters | They get on my wick,it’s more than a hydration break anyway. Why not just have the water and get on with it. 5 mins for a break,load of Bolox. |
3. Just seems like 5. |  |
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| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 07:13 - Jun 21 with 576 views | Benters |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 07:07 - Jun 21 by GlasgowBlue | 3. Just seems like 5. |
Oh right 3 mins you are right it does seem longer. |  |
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| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 07:23 - Jun 21 with 543 views | Perublue | There was a fantastic hydration break during the Germany Ivory Coast match …. The cameraman did some fine work …. Milk was the hydration of choice I instantly thought of. |  |
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| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 07:30 - Jun 21 with 525 views | Benters |
| Wow. These drinks breaks are a disgrace. on 07:23 - Jun 21 by Perublue | There was a fantastic hydration break during the Germany Ivory Coast match …. The cameraman did some fine work …. Milk was the hydration of choice I instantly thought of. |
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