Wenger admits World Cup hydration breaks split opinion
Wenger, FIFA’s head of global football development, told a briefing on the eve of the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina: “Sometimes people didn’t like it and we have to analyse after the World Cup what the impact was.
Arsene Wenger said Saturday he accepted that the hydration breaks used at this year’s World Cup were not universally popular and said FIFA will assess whether to implement them in the same way in the future.” For this World Cup, FIFA brought in three-minute hydration breaks midway through each half — regardless of the weather, even for matches played in cool conditions or under a closed roof.
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