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What's going on with stoppage time at the World Cup?
Key takeaways
- Pierluigi Collina, Fifa's head of referees, has been searching for a way to get more time into the game without adding on lots of stoppages
- Football issues correspondent Published23 minutes ago The stoppage-time board used to be met with groans.
- Even factoring in the three minutes for the hydration break, the added time has been surprisingly low - sometimes only five or six minutes going up on the board.
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Pierluigi Collina, Fifa's head of referees, has been searching for a way to get more time into the game without adding on lots of stoppages
Football issues correspondent Published23 minutes ago The stoppage-time board used to be met with groans. Ten, 11, 12 minutes or more would be signalled by the fourth official.
Even factoring in the three minutes for the hydration break, the added time has been surprisingly low - sometimes only five or six minutes going up on the board.
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