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<\/p>\nARLINGTON, Texas – Just two days after the final World Cup match was played in North Texas, the grass field used for that match is gone.<\/p>\n
Grass removed at AT&T Stadium <\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
The grass pitch that was used for the nine FIFA World Cup matches played in North Texas was removed on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n
Presumably, a turf field will be reinstalled at the stadium for Dallas Cowboys games this fall.<\/p>\n
Workers remove World Cup grass at AT&T Stadium <\/p>\n
The removal of the grass comes after weeks of hard work ensuring the quality was up to World Cup snuff.<\/p>\n
Crews cut the grass two or three times on match days. Sprinklers frequently went off during pregame, postgame and even during hydration breaks.<\/p>\n
What we don’t know:<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not yet clear what FIFA plans to do with the grass from Dallas Stadium.<\/p>\n
While there has been speculation that it will be donated to a local organization, FIFA announced earlier this week that it is selling pieces of the grass pitch from New York-New Jersey Stadium after Saturday\u2019s final match.<\/p>\n
Dallas Stadium no more <\/p>\n
Local perspective:<\/p>\n
The removal of the stadium’s grass pitch was the second major reversal from changes made for the World Cup.<\/p>\n
Workers were spotted on the roof early Wednesday morning removing the tarps that had covered up the AT&T logos during the tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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AT&T Stadium was known as Dallas Stadium for the duration of the World Cup due to FIFA sponsorship rules.<\/p>\n
NFL players gripe about field <\/p>\n
Dig deeper:<\/p>\n
The head of the NFLPA expressed frustration that soccer players were gifted the grass fields at their own stadiums that NFL players have been stumping for for years.<\/p>\n
“FIFA, they\u2019re rolling out the grass green carpet for the soccer players,” JC Tretter said on a podcast appearance in May.<\/p>\n
Tretter says the preference isn’t about injuries; the number of injuries on grass fields has worsened, while turf field injuries have stayed steady. He says it’s because of the quality of the grass fields currently in use.<\/p>\n
“We want good, solid fields. You don’t just want, like, pull out the mini golf course, grass out on every field. You want high quality surfaces.”<\/p>\n
The Source: Information in this story comes from the FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n