Itโs not the length of the playing time. Itโs all the ad breaks and time outs and showing people dancing in the stands. That makes 82 games feel really, really long.
Mark Cuban claims the NBA needs to shorten its game time to maximize viewership
"I don't think it's the length of the season; I think it's the length of the games. Because when you look at the time played in a game... the NFL has 15 minutes of playing time."
"It's the lowest. It has the least amount of actual playing time of any professional sport... You don't have to commit brain time or attention time for more than 15 minutes"
"Major League Baseball sped up their game; the ratings popped up some... they sped it up, it got better, people got excited."
"And then if you look at the lowest ratings? Straight 60 minutes of time... Hockey, MLS."
"I really think if the NBA went from 48 minutes to 40 minutes, it would change it 180 degrees."
Confirmation from #mufc that Jadon Sancho has been released. One paragraph dedicated to his time at United. A sensible approach after the gushing essays dedicated to some who were released in 2022.
Roy Keane: โHe reached out to me, he wanted a chat. And do you know what?
I did. I called him and we had a lovely chat.
Lovely chat about a bit of everything, really. But it was nice because again, when we do podcasts or games, sometimes you think you say something afterwards, you're trying to communicate something that doesn't come across properly. And people get upset and he wanted to speak to me.
And we had a nice mature conversation.
He apologized and we moved on [laughs]. I forgive him.
I think it was important I spoke to him because there's been lots going on and lots reported and he's obviously a big player for United. I'm an ex-United player and I think the idea of this communicate and have a kind of a proper conversation, I really enjoyed it and hopefully I think he did, a nice chat about a bit of everything. Yeah, I felt better afterwards.โ
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Klinsmann recently gave props to Wenger.
Monaco were in a title race - one of their stars was the wonderkid Djorkaeff.
Wenger benched him towards the end of the season for being unprofessional (smoking & drinking).
He was willing to risk a trophy to teach this lesson.
FIFA confirm Omar Abdulkadir Artan canโt officiate at the World Cup after being denied entry into the United States.
The Somali referee is one of Africaโs most respected officials. Somalia's Ministry of Youth and Sports say Artan travelled with a valid US visa.
Yet Somalia is on a travel ban list introduced by President Trumpโs administration.
๐ฃ๏ธ โFIFA is not involved in host country immigration processes, including visa adjudications, and has been informed by authorities that Mr Artan's status will not be changed at present.
โIn line with previous FIFA events, a host government ultimately determines who receives a visa and who is admitted into their country.โ
Well, good luck with that because there are drivers out there who get enraged or feel wronged if a pedestrian jaywalks and infringes their so called โright of way.โ
All fans will be permitted to bring in one, soft, plastic, 20 ounces (590ml), factory sealed disposable water bottle into any FIFA World Cup 2026 match in the USA and Canada. โ
As FIFA World Cup 2026 Chief Operating Officer, Heimo Schirgi, explains, fans will not be permitted to bring in hard sided, reusable water bottles due to safety and security reasons. โ
We canโt wait to welcome the world to the biggest FIFA World Cup in history! ๐๐โฝ
Ongoing France vs Ivory Coast friendly. Kessiรฉ body-checked the referee thinking he was an opponent and sent his teeth into orbit. Lol ๐
Referee could be substituted.
FAM has been found to have major governance, systemic and organisational weaknesses across nearly all departments.
A joint AFC and FIFA audit said the organisation operated in a "fear-based culture" that discouraged early escalation of issues and placed its organisational maturity at between 1.2 and 1.8 out of five.
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