Coupe du monde 2026 : «Le foot est pris en otage», la charge de Jürgen Klopp contre les pauses fraîcheurs
Among the new features of this World Cup are the water breaks during each half. Breaks that Jürgen Klopp doesn't seem to appreciate.
Refreshment breaks have often been the subject of complaints from football fans since the start of the World Cup, particularly due to the advertisements shown during these breaks. This opinion is clearly shared by Jürgen Klopp. On the German channel ZDF, the former Liverpool manager didn't mince words. "Football is being held hostage by executives sitting in air-conditioned offices," he began.
"It's dangerous for the spirit of the game."
“When I saw the players standing there during a heatwave break while the televised timeouts dictated the pace of the match,” he recounted, “I couldn’t help but wonder: who does the World Cup really serve? The fans? The players? Or the advertisers?” the German coach then questioned. Jürgen Klopp continued to criticize the water breaks and expressed his hope that “football doesn’t become just an interruption between commercials.”
“A World Cup match should flow like a river,” added Jürgen Klopp. “Instead, we’re building dams right in the middle of it so the commercials can get through. It’s dangerous for the spirit of the game. Football used to be the main event, but now it risks becoming the background music to an advertising spectacle,” he concluded. During the opening match between Mexico and South Africa, the players even had to wait before resuming play because the American network Fox was still in the middle of a commercial break.
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