Fifa weighs up keeping hydration breaks for future World Cups despite fan backlash

Fifa will consider making hydration breaks a permanent fixture in future World Cups, despite significant backlash and criticism during this year's tournament. Gianni Infantino, the football body's president, has defended the decision to introduce the stoppages, which occur midway through each half, suggesting they may enhance fan entertainment.Infantino indicated that Fifa would analyse what it will do in future tournaments “based on this experience”.However, he pushed back against a