WITH THE INSTALLATION IN PREPARATION FOR THE WORLD CUP, CREWS TRANSFORMED THE FIELD AT GILLETTE STADIUM FROM ARTIFICIAL TURF INTO A NATURAL GRASS PITCH, A PROCESS DRIVEN BY STRICT FIFA STANDARDS.
The debate over whether to install turf over grass fields has become a referendum on sports, health, the environment and the use of scarce public resources. By Ken Belson and Hiroko Tabuchi Across the ...