Commercial break…..

You would prefer to watch them drink water? You should know it's all about the $.

A commercial break during soccer is gayer than soccer

It was weird and did catch me off guard as well.

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I would prefer for them to stop being pussies and hydrate properly pre game.

Dumb

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They had them in the CL final. But this really started during Covid.

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Under UEFA's official medical guidelines, referees and officials may mandate 3-minute cooling or drinks breaks during each half if the temperature or extreme heat conditions cross a certain threshold (typically around 32°C or 89.6°F).

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Didn't we have a World Cup in Qatar four years ago

Girl they put the camera on at 2nd half commercial break had some heavy bags tho

Played in November/December to avoid these mandates breaks.

Back in the old days, I could have sworn catching a rare soccer game on TV, and commercials would break in during the match as it played. Then it was a sigh of relief that the 94 WC agreed not to share this pattern. I could be remembering wrong but I did find this article.

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USSF sanctioned youth games mandate them, as does HS (NFHS), at 85 degrees or hotter.

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Mexico game temp was 72

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I would prefer for them to stop being pussies and hydrate properly pre game.

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They have "hydration breaks" because if they called them "pause the game so we can sell some commercials breaks" it would be too obvious. Player safety is the last thing on their minds.