The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil will be attracting soccer fans from across the globe come June and July. In December, the BBC reported that the FIFA World Cup would have as many as 12 host stadiums, “stretching from the Amazon basin in the north to the banks of the River Guaiba in the south.” But it doesn’t end... read more
The Desso GrassMaster system is currently being installed at the newly built “Arena de Sao Paulo” in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The stadium has been chosen to host the Opening Ceremony and Opening Match of Brazil 2014 and will also play host to five other matches, including a semi-final. The hybrid Desso GrassMaster system is a 100 percent natural grass surface, reinforced by 20 million artificial fibers. The... read more
FIFA has extended its cooperation agreements with the preferred producers of football turf for world football’s governing body. The preferred producer initiative for football turf was introduced by the FIFA quality program in 2009. In 2011, the number of FIFA preferred producers was increased to nine, up from the initial five, and once again nine companies will be part of... read more
As the U.S. soccer team prepares for its June 12 match with England in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, it’s timely to spotlight two studies that underlie the decision by FIFA, the international governing body of international football or soccer, to promote synthetic turf, or ‘football turf’ as it calls third-generation infilled synthetic turf sports fields, as a... read more
The global sports delirium that unfolds for one month every four years begins Friday, June 11. The 2010 FIFA World Cup begins in South Africa and will be followed via television and radio by billions around the world. This is the first time an African nation is hosting the tournament, which involves teams from 32 nations. And again like 18 previous... read more
