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Glossary‘Drinks' break·Page 198, 2026/27 edition

‘Drinks' break

The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.

Competition rules may allow ‘drinks' breaks (of no more than one minute) for players to rehydrate; these are different from ‘cooling' breaks

IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 198 · clause law-x-44f1ed5f

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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