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Soccer/Football

Ron Obvious

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4. I didn't know that!

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 7, 2015, 01:07 PM

Jun 2015

Is that astroturf or does it apply to the newer artificial pitches as well? I've heard they were supposedly much better and more like the real thing, but I'm sceptical.

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Ridiculous that they were forced to play on artificial turf. SunSeeker Jun 2015 #1

Absolutely Ron Obvious Jun 2015 #2

Not only that, but the nibs in the turf are toxic ground up tire bits. SunSeeker Jun 2015 #3

I didn't know that! Ron Obvious Jun 2015 #4

Yes, AstroTurf has it. Pretty much all team sport turfs use those tire nibs. SunSeeker Jun 2015 #5