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MSU to research 2026 North American World Cup grass

FIFA will fund the construction and maintenance of indoor testing facilities at Michigan State University to support the MSU Turf-grass…

TestbedNordic announces first results

‘TestbedNordic’ has completed its first cycle of testing and monitoring of four small-sided football fields in Solna, Sweden. The innovation…

FIFA releases updated version Natural Turf guidelines

The FIFA Quality Programme team has released an updated version of the Natural Turf Guidelines. The guideliness were previously known…

Dutch FA extends partnership with Sports Labs

The Dutch FA and testing institute Sports Labs have extended their partnership until 2025. This will see Sports Labs remaining…

Abrasion test method for synthetic turf

ISO 19721:2022 specifies an abrasion test method for accelerated testing of synthetic turfs for use in sports facilities. The document…

Test method for assessing skin injury risk

The debate about the sliding friendliness of synthetic turf will soon become more scientific with the introduction of a test…

Labosport adds Labosol to its basket

Testing institute Labosport has taken over the company Labosol. The French company is specialised in soil analysis and operates in…

FIFA harmonizes definitions

FIFA has finally adopted definitions for the various types of infill used in long-pile synthetic turf fields. In addition, the…

Synthetic turf quality explained

Polyethylene comes in various qualities, which has encouraged some to start specifying the quality of the raw material in an…

Wimbledon tests hybrid courts to bring grass courts to the world

The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club is testing hybrid grass tennis courts to recreate the surface in different…