Extremely hot June-July days are on the rise at nearly all of the #WorldCup stadiums. This is a dangerous decision that puts fans at risk.
“They are saying water is essential to the players’ safety. But for the fans, they are saying water is not essential, it is a commodity."
The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health
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FIFA make last-gasp change to World Cup stadium rules: BANNING fans from bringing refillable plastic bottles, so fans must buy water in stadia
As of May, empty bottles permitted so fans could refill amid heat concerns. Not now
www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...
The code of conduct has been altered so fans will no longer be able to take in, or refill, water bottles.