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There was a discussion about NFL football at Wembley. Some people or teams have been complaining about the grass. Apparently the grass for NFL and Association football id different. Is there anything in this or is it just losing teams moaning?
Next summer White hart Lane will be able to host NFL games which is good news all around, The NFL games at Wembley wrecked the playing surface.
Sports picthes are now a science of their own. The pitch for most premier league soccer teams is grass sown into a 50% synthetic soil and the grass is a type that allows the ball to zip across when wet, all pitches are watered before play and at half time. You can play rugby on a soccer pitch but it will cut up more quickly. You can play soccer on a rugby pitch but the bounce and speed of the ball is different. The complaints I heard about were players slipping because the grass/turf is different. The new White Hart Lane pitch will have astro turf for NFL matches which will stop the discussion (hopefully)I don't know any difference between the turf/pitch used on NFL Stadiums and European Football fields. Maybe a difference in how the grass is cut, such as length or direction.
So much so that top groundsmen command a top salary. Real Madrid poached London Arsenals groundsman in 2009 and have hardly looked back since.Interesting. I figured the like a science part though.