Grounds for Sport is the new magazine dedicated to elite football groundscare.
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How can pitch data support investment?
OBI Sports explores what testing across 23 stadium pitches means for EFL grounds teams in October’s Grounds for Sport.
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An irrigation revolution at Chelsea, rebuilding an icon at St James’ Park and a strategic approach at Ipswich Town.
Issue 04 of Grounds for Sport is out now!
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Coming up in October’s Grounds for Sport: Newcastle’s first complete pitch replacement in 21 years and the UK’s first full SubAir system.
Read “Drilling a Revolution” alongside “A summer of disease” in our next issue.
Coming soon.
More than six years of research and 250 individual trials went into preparing pitches for the FIFA World Cup 2026.
In Grounds for Sport, Alan Ferguson explains how FIFA tackled the challenge across 16 stadiums and three countries.
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Before George Mullan built @SISPitches into a global sports surface business, his career was in US pharmaceutical.
In our latest article, he reflects on the risks, projects and innovation behind that journey.
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The FIFA World Cup may be over, but the innovations behind its pitches continue.
Discover how SubAir helped Estadio Azteca's grounds team manage rootzone oxygen, moisture and temperature to deliver a world-class playing surface.
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Eight World Cup stadiums usually use artificial turf. For 2026, it was replaced with natural grass and the results have been outstanding. As the tournament nears its finale, Derk Pelle of SGL explores the technology behind its pitches.
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With the FIFA World Cup 2026 entering the quarter-finals, the margins become even finer.
But beneath every tackle, pass and goal is a playing surface that has been years in the making.
Explore the science and innovation behind all 16 World Cup pitches.
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What does it take to deliver the most complex World Cup in history?
Our World Cup 2026 Special Edition explores the research, technology and people behind 16 stadiums, 3 countries and 104 matches.
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🤖 Made with AI
At FC Lugano's new AIL Arena, @FLexGrass delivered a high-performance hybrid pitch on an incredibly compressed programme, integrating FlexHeat, FlexAqua and a USGA-specification rootzone in just 44 days of sub-base construction.
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At Inter Miami’s Freedom Park, the real engineering happens beneath the pitch.
Matt Bruderek shares insight into building an elite Bermuda surface — ventilation, grow lights, irrigation, growth regulation & playability in Miami’s demanding climate.
From replacing the pitch to winning SPFL Pitch of the Season.
A brilliant achievement for John Hayes and the @CelticFC grounds team ahead of the title decider against Hearts later today.
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Pythium can destroy turf remarkably quickly.
On football pitches, early symptoms can resemble mechanical damage, wear or irrigation issues before rapidly escalating.
We’ve broken down four key symptoms commonly associated with Pythium on football surfaces.
Earlier this season, Meadow Lane experienced a severe Pythium outbreak that escalated from faint discolouration into significant turf decline within days.
The latest Grounds for Sport article explores the recovery process and lessons learned.
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On Saturday, @officiallydale can secure promotion back to the EFL.
That opportunity was shaped months ago with a mid-season pitch rebuild, taken when postponements became a pattern.
The story of Rochdale AFC’s mid-season rebuild can be found in GFS: bit.ly/gfs-rafc
In the latest Grounds for Sport, @nath135 of @MJAbbottLtd & @PremierPitches shares insight into Nottingham Forest’s pitch development across the City Ground and training facilities.
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Issue 02 of Grounds for Sport is live.
From Celtic Park’s latest redevelopment to Inter Miami’s new stadium build, this edition explores how elite clubs are redefining pitch performance.
Featuring insight from FIFA & UEFA.
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From UK study to managing the pitch at Sevilla FC, Carlos Venegas shares insights on bermudagrass, transitions and the realities of elite stadium pitch management.
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Issue 02 of GFS is out in April.
Inside: #Celtic Park’s pitch renewal with John Hayes, Inter Miami’s infrastructure, Nottingham Forest’s construction programme, Rochdale’s winter rebuild, plus insights from Alan Ferguson and David Dunn.
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Keep it elite. In the next issue of Grounds for Sport, we discuss a new age of pitch utilisation and the increasingly unenviable task of achieving pitch perfection. #GroundsWeek presents an ideal opportunity to thank all those trying to achieve it.
