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Scottish Premiership teams have officially voted to ban artificial pitches. The move, however, has not been done with immediate effect. Instead, league officials will give teams with fake fields until the start of the 2026/27 season to implement real grass. The issue was recently determined by a vote from the 12 top-flight teams in the division.
“The SPFL Board has granted a two-year period to allow clubs with an artificial pitch to plan for the phasing out of artificial pitches in the top tier of Scottish football,” the Scottish Professional Football League said in a statement released on Friday. “This period of grace is in line with recommendations of the SPFL Competitions Working Group, which represents member clubs across the SPFL.”
“The SPFL Board recently approved plans for a Premiership-wide project to work with a leading pitch consultancy firm, which is regularly used by UEFA, to improve the standards of grass pitches in the cinch Premiership. The SPFL will be engaging with Premiership clubs on this project ahead of the new season.”
Following Livingston’s recent relegation, Kilmarnock is now the only Scottish Premiership club to use an artificial pitch. The fake field came to Rugby Park back in 2014. Kilmarnock, however, already has plans in place to return to real grass next year.
Medical studies show that players are generally safer on real grass
The topic of artificial turf in stadiums has been debated for decades now. Many say that the fake stuff tends to create more injury issues for players. Several studies conducted in recent years back up these claims. Problems with anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL), medial collateral ligaments (MCL), and Achilles injuries are typically the main concerns with athletes making certain movements on artificial turf.
A study in 2018 reviewed around 4,800 foot and leg injuries to professional American football players. It was later determined that at least 300 of these injuries…
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Author : Chris Moore
Publish date : 2024-05-31 17:27:58
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