The rulers meet at the end of October. Among other things, there is a proposal for a 25-minute break on the table – for better half-time shows.
The duration of the half-time break in football is being scrutinized. The responsible rulers of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) want to deal with it on October 27th. This emerges from the agenda of the online meeting of the “Football and Technology Advisory Board”, which was published on Friday.
The discussion point was initiated by the South American association. Comnebol boss Alejandro Domínguez had recently written a letter to the FIFA President Gianni Infantino. With a view to finals such as the final of the Copa Libertadores at the end of November in Montevideo between the two Brazilian clubs Palmeiras São Paulo and Flamengo Rio de Janeiro, the association proposes an extension of the half-time break from 15 to 25 minutes.
Model of the Super Bowl
This should enable better halftime shows and, in turn, generate higher ratings during the breaks. An example of this is the halftime show at the finals of the Super Bowl in American football in the USA.
Currently, the time between the final whistle in the first half and the whistle in the second half must not exceed 15 minutes. Twelve years ago, a proposal by the world association FIFA to extend the break to 20 minutes was rejected and considered a commercial step.
Other agenda items at the IFAB meeting include the currently increased number of possible changes due to the corona pandemic and a study on concussions in football.
