England players using drink developed by Brownlee to help beat World Cup heat

England’s players are using a sports drink developed by the double Olympic triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee to help control their body temperatures at the World Cup . The Football Association placed a large order of CoreCtrl, a new product from Brownlee’s sports nutrition company truefuels, before the tournament to take to the US. Refuelling and heat management has been a key part of Thomas Tuchel’s preparations for the World Cup, with players wearing cooling vests and palm-cooling devices during training in Kansas City. While England’s past two matches have been played in mild and rainy conditions in Boston and New York respectively, and their last-32 meeting with the Democratic Republic of Congo will take place under the roof of Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, heat could be more of a factor if they progress. Having qualified for the knockout stage as group winners, England’s last-16 tie would take place in Mexico City at altitude, and if they get to the quarter-final, Tuchel’s side would play in Miami. CoreCtrl is an electrolyte-based powder taken with water designed to support the body’s natural thermoregulation by adding the key ingredient L-taurine, a naturally occurring amino acid-like compound. Scientists have found that L-taurine helps reduce the temperature at which the human body begins to sweat, facilitating heat loss. …