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Glossary‘Cooling' break·Page 197, 2026/27 edition

‘Cooling' break

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In the interests of player welfare and safety, competition rules may allow, in certain weather conditions (high humidity and temperatures), ‘cooling' breaks (usually ninety seconds to three minutes) to allow the body's temperature to fall; these are different from ‘drinks' breaks

IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 197 · clause law-x-281bc376

Answered differently by competition 1

This clause hands the answer to whoever runs the competition, so it has more than one.

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