Re: [nas] How Did FIFA Allow This?

On Jun 20, 2004, at 12:24 AM, Alan Balthrop wrote:

> According to the San Antonio Express-News, the Alamodome did not put 
> down grass for Mexico's home...err..Dominica's "home" WCQ match 
> tonight. How did they allow a World Cup Qualifier to be played on 
> painted concrete (even if the concrete is called "field turf")?
Field Turf gets a back rap.  It is an excellent product when the 
application and installation is done properly.  There are several 
fields that are FIFA approved (I don't know if the Alamodome is one of 
them) like the new stadium in Seattle.

No, it is no perfect, but it is LEAGUES better than the astroturf of 
the old days, and also Field Turf as a brand unfortunately gets blocked 
into other rip-off products that are not as good.

Ask any MLS player what they would rather be playing on at the 
Meadowlands, the current FieldTurf field that is consistent, flat and 
playable game in and out, or the old "grass" field that tended to be 
more like something behind a warehouse in Jersey City?



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