Satirical article: FIFA reportedly plans coffee, snack, and cigarette breaks for World Cup matches
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Der Postillon
Plain bagel done well. Pleasantly substantive.
Summary
A satirical article claiming that FIFA is introducing additional breaks during World Cup matches beyond the recent drinking breaks, including coffee breaks, snack breaks, and cigarette breaks. The piece humorously suggests these are for sporting reasons and not for showing more advertisements, mocking the commercialization of sports events.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledViele Zuschauer wunderten sich bei den ersten Partien der WM über die etwa dreiminütigen Trinkpausen
Schon bei den nächsten Begegnungen soll es nach Angaben der FIFA zusätzlich auch eine Kaffeepause, eine Snackpause und eine Zigarettenpause geben.
Wie der Weltfußballverband mitteilte, gibt es für die drei weiteren Pausen wichtige sportliche Gründe, die rein gar nichts mit der Tatsache zu tun haben, dass während der Unterbrechungen noch mehr Werbung geschaltet werde
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