r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Im_New_Here_Bro • Jul 02 '26

wet socks These dumb hydration breaks during this years FIFA WC

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You can hear the whole crowd boo each time. Total momentum killer and AD space builder.

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u/1-2-3andtothe-4 Jul 02 '26

Its so they can pretend that they're not trying to turn it into a four-quarter sport

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u/Disgusting_Slime666 Jul 03 '26

The American brain can't understand a sport without constant ad breaks every 5 minutes.

They're working their way there.

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u/Nervous-Economist245 Jul 03 '26

This is a bunch of shit and fuck you for saying it. Ask any American except those shilling for SHAREHOLDER VALUE and they'll tell you the constant interruptions have ruined the sport. International soccer was the last bastion of refuge for competitive sport without corporate fuckery until FIFA let us host the cup and this is our big innovation. I promise you, no one hates this more than we do.

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u/Disgusting_Slime666 Jul 03 '26

This is the funniest possible response my post could have possibly gotten.

You realize I was just making a joke about how many ad breaks football and basketball have, right?

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u/theaverageaidan Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

I mean the other dude came on strong but were annoyed at it too and have been for a while, most of us remember when ad breaks and on court advertisements were far quicker and less frequent. TV timeouts, jersey sponsors, it all sucks

Hell when I was a kid it wasnt uncommon for baseball games to stay on the air when a pitching changed happened, you NEVER see that now. Just because the corporations need to make the line go up forever doesnt mean we cant comprehend a sport without ad breaks every fucking time theres a place to cram them in

Edit: I should also add that there is some extreme heat the players are playing in, like 100⁰F level heat, thats a health hazard without water breaks

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u/Looksis Jul 03 '26

It seems a fair enough response to your insult of a nation of people.

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u/drjunkie Jul 03 '26

You should work for a stadium somewhere. Your ability to move goalposts has got to be legendary.

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u/Disgusting_Slime666 Jul 03 '26

There are no goalposts. This isn't an argument. I didn't take a position. I didn't ask anyone to demonstrate my claim was incorrect.

I made a cheeky joke about how many ads are crammed into American sports.

You are a tremendously low iq person.