Fans, players and coaches have voiced their indignation at the way the game is massively altered by the four-quarter structure
With 22 minutes gone on Tuesday night at Boston Stadium, and an injury delay in train, a clutch of England and Ghana players wandered to the side of the pitch and began taking drinks.
This was the signal for a sudden spurt of refereeing indignation, the officials sprinting across in a state of apparently genuine outrage, appalled by the spectacle of unofficial hydration.
The first drinks break, Hydro-Quart-One, was only a minute away.
Here we had players basically stealing hydration.
Not to mention messing with the most vital part of the show – the advert timings.
Guys, the director has not cued the break.
David Beckham has the ice-cold faux beer halfway to his lips.
Will Ferrell is making hyena-like vocal warm-up noises at the wheel of his crisp delivery lorry.
Hit your marks people.
Continue reading...Sources: The Guardian
