A soccer game lasts two times for 45 minutes, interrupted by a 15-minute break. The question is: how much longer?
Now the next rule is questioned: the length of the half-time break. Rulers from the International Football Association Board (Ifab) want to deal with it on October 27th.
The plan: a 25-minute break instead of a 15-minute break.
This time the advance comes from the South American Association. FIFA President Gianni Infantino (51) has received a letter from Comnebol boss Alejandro Dominguez (49).
His wish: The half-time break of the Copa Libertadores, the South American Champions League, between Palmeiras and Flamengo on November 27th should be extended from 15 to 25 minutes. The longer half-time should now make it possible to increase the quality of the half-time shows. The new rule should then also apply to other international finals.
Fifa itself wanted to extend the half-time break to 20 minutes twelve years ago, but this was then assessed as a commercial step and rejected.
Is the revolution coming now? It would be a change based on the model of the Super Bowl, where the halftime shows are absolute cult and also significantly longer than in the regular season. The biggest stars of show business appear there and it is considered an accolade to be asked for it.
The DFB also dared a halftime show at the cup final in 2017. Despite an appearance by superstar Helene Fischer (37), it was received negatively by many viewers. The fans in the stadium acknowledged the performance with a loud whistle concert.
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