Dean Donkin

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[Dean Donkin @DeanDonkin]

This is a disgrace - @FIFAcom are really ruining these games with these ad breaks dressed up as hydration breaks.

Seriously damaging this @FIFAWorldCup

No football fan wants this!

[Polymarket Sports @PolymarketSport]

🚨The 4th referee had to wait for FIFA’s broadcast team to signal the restart of USA vs. Paraguay which was delayed by commercials

[Ioan Grillo @ioangrillo]

The World Cup should be:

In 1 country
With 32 teams
And 64 games
And each game should have two halves (not four quarters)

[HLTCO @HLTCO]

One of intangible things that makes football beautiful is the ebb and flow of momentum in a game, you could be under pressure and suddenly flick a switch before having 5-10 mins that see you score.

These “Hydration Breaks” directly alter that, all in the pursuit of money. Shite.

[Lars Sivertsen @larssivertsen]

...aaaaand there it is. A "hydration break" in an indoor, climate-controlled stadium. You love to see it. This is what the sport is all about.

[United Arts 🔴⚪️⚫️ @UtdArts1]

When a ref’s standing waiting for a TV producer to tell him when he's allowed to restart a game, you've stopped running a football tournament & started running an ad break with football in between.

Sad thing is, the Premier League is watching & learning🤦‍♂️

[Seb Stafford-Bloor @SebSB]

That Gianni Infantino unilaterally altered the structure of football matches is deserving of so much more anger.

[Amos Murphy @AmosMurphy_]

Curacao, ranked 82nd in the world, have Germany, ranked 10th, on the ropes... but let's stop for a "hydration break" in an air-conditioned stadium.

What an absolute farce.

[Dean Donkin @DeanDonkin]

What am I watching with this World Cup man?!

Pumping party music into the ground during hydration breaks 🤢🤮

This isn’t the NFL.

Gimmicks like this along with the bloated group stage and poor quality fixtures is making it hard to take this World Cup seriously.

#WorldCup

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

Goosebumps.

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

This time last week ❤️🇪🇺

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

🍿 From the first to the last and everything in between...

You can now watch every #SAFC goal from the 2025-26 campaign!

Which one was your favourite? 🤔

[Dean Donkin @DeanDonkin]

@Charl_H79 Its sensational!!! We love a little walk up to the monument then call in for a slice of Mince Pie and multiple cakes haha the brownies are amazing 😍

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

Timed to perfection 😍

[Dean Donkin @DeanDonkin]

@Charl_H79 Hear, hear!

Half an hour halftime show at the World Cup final can get in the bin, urgh!

[Dean Donkin @DeanDonkin]

Arteta man marking Mendes and Kvaratskhelia… 😅

The ref going to get him off the pitch or?!

#PSGARS #champi̇onsleaguefinal

[Dean Donkin @DeanDonkin]

😍❤️🤍❤️🤍

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

Thank you for writing us off...

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

Thank you for writing us off...

[James Copley @JamesCopley_]

✅ Promoted with no parachute money
✅ Iconic play-off campaign
✅ Wembley winners
✅ Beat Middlesbrough twice
✅ Beat Newcastle twice
✅ Coped with AFCON disruption
✅ Qualified for the Europa League
✅ 7th best team in England

🇫🇷 Régis Le Bris is the man.

#SAFC

[Sensible Sunderland @SensibleSAFC]

How was today?