FIFA have forgotten about their own rules during the World Cup once again, this time during their halftime show.
After allowing Donald Trump to influence them enough to get Folarin Balogun’s red card overturned, the governing body’s bid to stick to the rules has come under fire.
In amongst the carnage, or calamity, of the halftime performance, they managed to break their own rules.
The rule that FIFA broke during the World Cup final halftime show
No, it wasn’t crimes against music, despite seeing the Muppets, Madonna, Justin Bieber and others perform, it was actually the use of Vuvuzelas.
The instrument became very popular during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa but have been confiscated ever since.
However, during Coldplay’s performance, Vuvuzelas could be heard.
At the start of the tournament, Vuvuzelas, along with whistles, air horns and other excessively loud noise-making devices were all prohibited from stadiums.
That rule seemingly does not apply to award-winning artists.
Fans complained about the halftime show after it took a total of 11 minutes, eating into the scheduled 15 minute break usually used for games.
At least we don’t have to hear it again…
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