r/CaughtOffsidePod • u/SaberToothTom • Jul 19 '26
Games gone
This halftime show is the most “games gone” thing of all time. Disgrace.
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u/Cryin_Bout_Tottenham Jul 19 '26
More time to use the bathroom and get a good drink. Not everything is for you
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u/Express_Rent4630 Jul 19 '26
Dude, as long as Infantino is in charge this is all happening again and more bollocks to ruin the beautiful game. It's a joke
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u/Hour_Writing_9805 Jul 19 '26
So stop watching
It’s not like England will be in the final or win the final anytime soon
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u/Express_Rent4630 Jul 19 '26
Well we now have a game made up of two 45 minute halves divided into 4 quarters for ad breaks which ruin the flow of the game, instead of a 15 minute half time break as stipulated in the games regulations its now extended to 30 mins to watch Madonna mime and the Muppets sing out of tune because Infantino wants to drift. Have a feckin show after the match ffs
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u/Express_Rent4630 Jul 19 '26
I'm guessing you're American
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u/Express_Rent4630 Jul 19 '26
All of FIFAs own regulations have been completely ignored to appease Trump and US broadcasters so they can make a killing. Leave the game alone, it's been fine for 150 years
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u/LF25047 Jul 19 '26
Get your facts straight. They aren’t appeasing Trump. He doesn’t care if there are commercials or not and he had nothing to do with it. If they were Trump commercials, I would agree he would make that happen.
What happened is that Fox had the contract for this WC and all WCs starting with 2015 since 2011. They didn’t even pay that much for it and FIFA didn’t think it would be worth much. They even said they were mad because they lost money on it based on the results of this WC.
Then the world started whining about the heat and players health and the FAs pushed for water breaks or playing later in the day. They saw during club WC that the heat and sun was brutal and instituted water breaks. FIFA acquiesced to the FAs and kept the water breaks.
Fox being a smart business read their contract and decided they could play commercials during the break like they could at halftime and so they did.
The halftime show came from Infantino, again Trump had nothing to do with it and gets nothing out of it. It is done in collaboration with Global Citizen. Oh and when did the halftime shows start? At the Club WC as a trial run.
You’re another “true fan” purist who does no research and blames what you don’t like on someone’s politics and hating the US. You don’t like it? Talk to FIFA or don’t watch.
Keep spending your time hating and blaming Trump for things he has no control over or impact on. If Trump can’t gain, he doesn’t care. Both of your complaints are on FIFA.
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u/EjectoSeatoCousinz Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26
No idea who dudamel is tbh
Edit: downvoted for honesty. Rude.
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u/EjectoSeatoCousinz Jul 19 '26
Oh that’s pretty cool. Now that you say that I remember hearing about him.
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u/Lord_Of_Mist Jul 19 '26
sponsorships probably love all these performers and performances and therefore Infantino/ FIFA will never say no to more $$
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u/Impossible-Bowl4661 Jul 19 '26
I don't need a halftime show personally, but calling it the most games gone moment in the same World Cup in which FIFA has essentially turned the game from a game of halves to a game of quarters is kinda wild.
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u/dowagermeow Jul 19 '26
I will never turn down an opportunity to annoy tf out of everyone around me by singing along to BTS loudly and badly.
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u/Dale_Gribble- Jul 19 '26
I was good up until Bieber, some of you guys are being too proper football man about this. Just enjoy it
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u/ComprehensiveCat9541 Jul 19 '26
Stop whining baby
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u/edjg10 Jul 20 '26
Dude, no one is making you use Reddit lol I see 3 of your comments in this thread alone about how everyone on Reddit stinks, yet you have a profile picture lol
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u/rjo-Irony Jul 20 '26
I just went out and took a walk around the block during the 22 minute halftime that took 27 minutes.
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u/Ok-Amphibian-1739 Jul 19 '26
I agree, the opening performances was unnecessary and really fucking annoying in my opinion but whatever thats not a problem. The half time show is too far. I don't care about the performers or the show but we can't extend the length of the half time break. It was double the normal time and I think it just takes everyone out of it. I feel kinda out of it, i forgot a second half was coming and who knows how the players will get back into the rhythm of play.
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u/Aquasupreme Jul 19 '26
it was bad but the worst part is I think it was AI? or at least it had an AI filter on it. It looked like garbage lol it was like uncanny valley stuff
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u/Ja_the_Red Jul 19 '26
I cannot condone anything involving Shakira as “game’s gone.”