FIFA

FIFA invite for pitch management service providers

Football governing body FIFA is inviting pitch management service providers to express their interest, as it intends to launch a formal RFP process for which pitch management service providers can provide input on requirements and best practices, as well as to establish an assessment, monitoring, controlling and reporting system for all FIFA competitions.

Non-filled research developments update

The European Commission has (almost) spoken. Now the race is definitely on: the development of a long-pile synthetic turf system that, preferably, doesn’t require any infill to perform. My previous article focused on the development of the product. In this article, I’ll update you on what is happening on the research and legislative side.