George Hamilton

What makes a Super Bowl?

I'm not a great fan of American football, but I understand that what makes a Super Bowl unique or so special is the fact that it's unique.

There is only one in a year.

If you have 104 of them,

Forget it.

And I think there's another point about this.

If you think about why is it growing and why are there teams in it?

And I won't name them because I don't want to be disparaging.

But teams who would not be in the top 24 in the world are at this World Cup because there are 48 teams.

Those teams represent federations who have a vote.

And Gianni Infantino wants to get voted back in again.

And if he is dispensing largesse in the way that he can because of the money that's made out of this tournament, he's going to get their votes, isn't he?

I mean, it's...

That's the way it works.

It's politics, it's not sport.

And then it's not the same.

No.

And there's the other thing.

Football, according to the regulations, is a game of two halves, 45 minutes and 45 minutes.

It has now become a game of four quarters in the World Cup because of the mandatory water break at 22 minutes in each half.