LONDON, Oct 30 (AP): The men's World Cup could be played "sooner rather than later" on artificial turf, FIFA said Wednesday in the latest defense of its decision not to stage the 2015 women's tournament in Canada on grass.
World football's governing body is on the defensive after a discrimination case was launched by some female players, who claim that men would never be asked to play matches at the sport's biggest event on anything but real grass.
But FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke maintains that the Canadian climate - and not gender - was behind the decision on the playing surface.
Men\\\'s WC could be on artificial turf, says FIFA
FE Team | Published: October 31, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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