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.
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.
Electron Hydro LLC and its CEO have been fined USD 1 million for polluting the Puyallup River in 2020 with crumb rubber that was still in the synthetic turf carpet it used as a liner during a construction project.
Astroturf has improved its Trionic fibre by adding a sanitising thermal protection as well as an anti-static component to its compound. The Trionic fibre is a blend of polyethylene and nylon in a single fibre.
A Member of the European Parliament has requested a “functional period” criterion to be introduced for assessing the degradability of biodegradable polymeric infill.
94-year old George Toma has retired. Toma spent more than seven decades working in the industry helping training and developing the next generation of sports field management professionals. He also oversaw the fields used for all Super Bowls.
All is set for a new FIFA Handbook of Test Methods to be finished by the end of this year. The last time FIFA introduced a new handbook was in 2015, with minor changes or additions made in the years since.