29 May 2007

How high is too high?

Or for that matter how hot is too hot? Supposedly acting on medical advice the Fédération Internationale de Football Association has banned international football matches in stadia above an altitude of 2500 metres above sea level. Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru, all of whom have national stadia above the cut-off, are not well pleased. The ruling is not thought to cause any problems for either Bangladesh or the Netherlands. Personally I would think that matches in temperatures above 35C would be equally, if not more, dangerous.

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