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Re:UEFA and its national associations will not participate i... by alberto-m on Saturday August 01, 2026 @04:37AM (#49132395)
What would be the purpose of the clause "not exceeding 15 minutes" then? The rule is clear: the competition can choose an inverval duration between 0-15 minutes, the referee can alter it inside that range (I've only ever seen it extended beyond that span for unplanned force majeure reasons like a storm).

In any case it's clear that the WC referee had no role in the scheduling of those half-time antics.

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Re:UEFA and its national associations will not participate i... by triceratops on Monday August 03, 2026 @09:00PM (#49163245)
> it's clear that the WC referee had no role in the scheduling of those half-time antics

Surely the ref had to rubber stamp it.

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