UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions

Post by paulbjensen » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 7:11 PM UTC

Post by poncho_romero » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 7:11 PM UTC

orangedog wrote: post #15

haunter wrote: post #9

I think the mandatory ad break introduced by FIFA at the World Cup was also too much for most football people, not just fans. Changed too much, broke the dynamics, basically the sport became a game of 4 quarters instead of 2 halves. These two things combined together are just over the top and unacceptable (UEFA already said they won't use these mandatory ad breaks anywhere) This is the closest where I can see a futur…

Why would non-fans even care? It was a 3 minute break, non-fans would not have any idea that you were going for 2 halves to 4 "quarters". I think this is the kind of thing purists care about but most people don't, most don't even know it is new.

Post by coffeebeqn » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC

paulbjensen wrote: post #22

It's only a matter of time before there are sponsors on the Yellow and Red cards...

Post by orangedog » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC

poncho_romero wrote: post #24

orangedog wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would non-fans even care? It was a 3 minute break, non-fans would not have any idea that you were going for 2 halves to 4 "quarters". I think this is the kind of thing purists care about but most people don't, most don't even know it is new.

Why would anyone be in favour of more ad breaks?

Post by coffeebeqn » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC

xenospn wrote: post #25

scaredreally wrote: post #14

ELI5? What are the factors and implications?

There is no World Cup without UEFA.