Red card for Fifa cooling breaks? The real culprit is climate change
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Daily MaverickRed card for Fifa cooling breaks? The real culprit is climate changedailymaverick.co.zaClimate change is transforming football, from more breaks during the game to billion-dollar cooling facilities, and it is ultimately the fans who will pay for it all.
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