Mike Mulvihill

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452 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 27 Jun

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The Herd with Colin Cowherd · Colin Cowherd Podcast - MASSIVE World Cup Ratings, Messi’s Star Power, Rise Of Soccer Culture In America · 24 Jun 2026 podcast

And I think one of the things that I try to do is stay to the lane where I think I'm something of an expert and not get too far outside of it.

I'm not somebody who can really comment on the realities of being a world-class athlete playing in potentially very hot conditions.

It's something that came up

I don't know, within this calendar year was the first time that I heard of it.

I defer to people who have played the game at a very high level, who have managed the game at the highest level.

They're going to have a better opinion than we as media executives are about the necessity to have or not have hydration breaks.

I think just as somebody who looks at the numbers as our most reliable source of fan feedback,

The ratings in general have been phenomenal.

We don't see any drop-off in audience during the hydration breaks.

It's no different than what you would see during a commercial break during the NFL.

I think we recognize that some of the fans in the stadiums have booed during the hydration break.

There are some fans who feel pretty passionately about it, and it's something that the powers that be are going to have to address going forward.

But I don't think it's something where you see any manifestation of that opinion in the ratings.

You don't see it in viewer interest.

And it's not something that, again, like I try not to pretend that I understand what it's like to be an athlete or a manager at that level.

We sort of have to defer to the opinions of the people involved.

who are experts and what they tell us about what it's like to play under very warm conditions.

I think you make a good point, though, about France.

I mean, this is a historic heat wave.

And if this tournament were happening right now in another country, you know, the opinion about the need for hydration breaks might be very different.

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