Hybrid turf

The latest trends and developments regarding hybrid fields, the field of choice by clubs keen on playing football or rugby on a grass surface

FAI requires close to a billion euros to transform football infrastructure

3 months ago Media desk

In its strategic analysis and vision for the next 15 years, the Football Association of…

Innovative and autonomous ways to establish field quality

5 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

Data, and the ease with which this can be captured, can be a big contributor to the improvement of a sports field. Automated as well as robotized data capturing technologies are now available. This article looks at some of these solutions and discusses what they can offer.

High-tech solution for Real Madrid pitch

5 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

The Santiago Bernabeu stadium field will be kept in shape by Rhenac Sports LED grass grow technology.

Call to pitch innovations

6 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

The World Congress of Science and Football 2023 (WCSF2023) is calling for innovators to pitch their product, idea or service during the upcoming congress in Groningen, the Netherlands.

FIFA piles more pressure on groundsman

6 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

FIFA has released its international match calendar for the 2025-2030 window. While the toolkit for groundsman is growing every day, the increase in the number of games FIFA intends to play and the short timespan left for groundsman to work the surface, is worrying.

Chicago Fire FC gets 100 million USD training ground

6 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

The Chicago Fire Football Club has agreed to a new lease on a training facility. The new site will be close to 20,000 sqm and will feature heated pitches and a winter training dome.

MSU to research 2026 North American World Cup grass

7 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

FIFA will fund the construction and maintenance of indoor testing facilities at Michigan State University to support the MSU Turf-grass research team developing natural grass playing surfaces for the 2026 North American World Cup.

The FIFA World Cup fields

8 months ago Media desk

Erwin Beltman was the head groundsman for stadium De Kuip in the Netherlands between 2013 and 2022. In that period, the field was elected voted the best stadium field in the Dutch Eredivisie eight times in a row. These days, he works as a consultant and shares his experiences about achieving good turf pitches on Sportsfields.info. Today he reviews the 2022 FIFA World Cup fields.

Warm season grass discussed

9 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

Maintaining a good quality sports pitch in countries with a hot climate can be tremendously…

SIS Pitches partners with AstroTurf

10 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

SIS Pitches and AstroTurf will jointly bring the SIS Pitches hybrid systems to professional clubs, athletic programs, and sports teams in the United States. The partnership makes AstroTurf the exclusive dealer for SISGrass in the US.