Is someone at @FIFAWorldCup going to explain why the hydration time is not added to the extra time at the end of each half?
America has effectively reduced the 90-minute game to 82 minutes.
This is unacceptable, why does America think that they own the rules of the game that have been in place since 1864.
ECUADOR v CURACAO
It appears that the 4 minutes "rehydration break" in the 1st half of this match is not being added to stoppage time at the 45th minute.
The ref added 4 minutes only for attention to an on-field injury.
If 4 minutes for each half are not added to the minimum 90 minutes, the attending and viewing public are being denied of 7.2% entertainment value.
Wtf are the organizers playing at. This is fraud.
John Strong is the lead play-by-play soccer announcer for FOX Sports, his commentary on the Spain v Saudi football match is uneducated and banal.
He appears to assume that we are all blind. Association Football doesn't require ball-by-ball commentary. The football world can see what is happening and don't need to be drowned with unnecessary information. It spoils the viewing experience.
Perhaps #FoxOne would consider recycling him.
The overall standard of refereeing at the World Cup is poor. Clearly, many of these referees do not adjudicate football matches at the highest level. They are, therefore, being pressured (conned) by the very best players that represent their country. Messi should have been shown a red card within seconds of his dangerous foul
https://t.co/8yMqFZlCN0
ECUADOR v CURACAO
It appears that the 4 minutes "rehydration break" in the 1st half of this match is not being added to stoppage time at the 45th minute.
The ref added 4 minutes only for attention to an on-field injury.
If 4 minutes for each half are not added to the minimum 90 minutes, the attending and viewing public are being denied of 7.2% entertainment value.
Wtf are the organizers playing at. This is fraud.
ECUADOR v CURACAO
It appears that the 4 minutes "rehydration break" in the 1st half of this match is not being added to stoppage time at the 45th minute.
The ref added 4 minutes only for attention to an on-field injury.
If 4 minutes for each half are not added to the minimum 90 minutes, the attending and viewing public are being denied of 7.2% entertainment value.
Wtf are the organizers playing at. This is fraud.
ECUADOR v CURACAO
It appears that the 4 minutes "rehydration break" in the 1st half of this match is not being added to stoppage time at the 45th minute.
The ref added 4 minutes only for attention to an on-field injury.
If 4 minutes for each half are not added to the minimum 90 minutes, the attending and viewing public are being denied of 7.2% entertainment value.
Wtf are the organizers playing at. This is fraud.
Football World Cup.
Will FIFA be honest and say that the "hydration breaks" are really advertising breaks.
Football is played all over the world in all extreme climates without hydration breaks.
These breaks interrupt the flow of the game and give respite to players that lack stamina.
It seems that the US team and advertisers will gain most from these artificial and contrived breaks.
The overall standard of refereeing at the World Cup is poor. Clearly, many of these referees do not adjudicate football matches at the highest level. They are, therefore, being pressured (conned) by the very best players that represent their country. Messi should have been shown a red card within seconds of his dangerous foul
https://t.co/8yMqFZlCN0