Can footballers eat during matches?

SideWinder · 2 Jul 2016 at 10:48

Dangerously bored at work....so can they?

SideWinder · 2 Jul 2016 at 10:51

Moses said:
Yes.

They'll often have gels, then I remember people being given Jaffa Cakes.

Gels?

Wink · 2 Jul 2016 at 10:54

SideWinder said:
Gels?

http://www.dolphinfitness.co.uk/en/sis-go-gel-isotonic-energy-30-gels/24109/?o=tropical&ladid=uk

Shamikebab · 2 Jul 2016 at 11:22

Gel or Jaffa Cake, tough choice.

muon · 2 Jul 2016 at 21:58

What's the point of food?

If you need the sugar, just take it in liquid form.

In terms of rules, given the strict rules around water, I can't see you being able to take food onto the pitch.

Jimbeam3678 · 2 Jul 2016 at 22:00

They can/do eat gels someone did in last nights game.

Malevolence · 2 Jul 2016 at 22:28

Wasn't Sturridge filmed eating one of those energy gel doodahs during England v Wales? So I assume it's OK for them to eat.

NexusK · 2 Jul 2016 at 22:38

They eat the gels from those little tubes all the time, not sure how anyone who watches football wouldn't notice.

dannyjo22 · 2 Jul 2016 at 22:42

Wasn't there an England game a few years ago that went into extra time and a few of the players were running over and eating some form of cereal energy bar?

Also Alves ate a banana during a game

Rotty · 3 Jul 2016 at 01:10

I saw a goalie spark a joint up at a match in Jamaica

Cosimo · 3 Jul 2016 at 07:51

Rotty said:
I saw a goalie spark a joint up at a match in Jamaica

Did he pass it to the penalty taker?

_Jimlad_ · 3 Jul 2016 at 08:35

5 or 6 years ago Rio Ferdinand was eating some sort of chew bar during a game after coming back from injury.

Loki · 3 Jul 2016 at 08:41

_Jimlad_ said:
5 or 6 years ago Rio Ferdinand was eating some sort of chew bar during a game after coming back from injury.

It's when he came back from being banned for not doing a random drug test. Against Liverpool iirc

muon · 3 Jul 2016 at 16:46

Moses said:
What rules do you mean?

I guess there aren't any. But I'm sure I've seen referees get annoyed at players holding bottles which prevents play from commencing.

_Jimlad_ · 3 Jul 2016 at 18:19

Loki said:
It's when he came back from being banned for not doing a random drug test. Against Liverpool iirc

Yep that rings a bell. So maybe a bit longer than 5 or 6 years

Do have that memory of him chewing a bar of some sort