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Drinks break

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

nounCommon term

In football (soccer), drinks break means: A short permitted interruption in play during which players can take drinks.

In Turkish: su molası

How it is used

Also called a hydration break; competition arrangements govern its use during play.

Example sentences

  1. The players gathered near the benches during the drinks break.

    The pause allows a brief shared opportunity to drink.

  2. The referee included the drinks break when calculating added time.

    Time lost to an authorised interruption is accounted for separately from normal play.

Common collocations

  • take a drinks break
  • allow a drinks break
  • brief drinks break
  • refereeThe official in charge of a match who applies the rules, blows the whistle, gives fouls and shows yellow and red cards.
  • stoppage timeMinutes the referee adds at the end of each half to make up for time lost through substitutions, injuries, VAR checks and other delays.

More terms: Rules, Fouls & Match Time

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