Now with dollars from FIFA, there's work underway to make sure the grass is just right for the 48 soccer teams playing in the 2026 World Cup. "The pitch is everything," said Alan Ferguson, FIFA's ...

GRASS LAKE -- After Thursday’s 8-0 district win over Jonesville, Grass Lake players circled up for a cool-down, but Warriors coach Andrew Toteff had something he needed to take care of.

SALIBY: They drop a soccer ball on the grass and then measure the sound of its bounce. (SOUNDBITE OF BALL BOUNCING) SALIBY: It's all about determining if the ball meets tournament regulations.

For the second consecutive game, the conversation turned to the pitch at MetLife Stadium, where Dortmund head coach Niko ...

Any soccer fanatic prefers grass over turf, even though a lot of turf fields are pretty nice.” Cameryn Susey, Olentangy Berlin forward “Turf, 100 percent.

Here’s a fun challenge: teaching a quadrupedal robot to successfully dribble a soccer ball. It is, in essence, a core component of RoboCup, the big international competition founded all the way ...

While grass-over-turf pitches in the United States continue to receive criticism, there's hope that FIFA will see largely improved surfaces for the 2026 World Cup, but some differences will remain ...

That's grass grown on strips of sod that are 1 ... Jack Judge and Bella Brasher kicked a soccer ball near a goal set up at MSU's Hancock Turfgrass Research Center on Farm Lane during an ...

While grass-over-turf pitches in the United States continue to receive criticism, there's hope that FIFA will see largely improved surfaces for the 2026 World Cup, but some differences will remain ...