Artificial football pitches - made primarily of plastic - have several significant drawbacks that make them widely unpopular at elite level. Though the surfaces have improved dramatically since ...

Ian Wright has labelled the quality of the pitch that Arsenal played on against Real Madrid on Tuesday night a 'disgrace' as the Gunners lost 2-0 in their Women's Champions Leg Quarter-final first ...

In a bold move into production financing, Austin’s Fantastic Fest is celebrating its 20th anniversary by partnering with new genre label Chroma to launch Fantastic Pitches.. Ahbra Perry has been ...

Women’s football is putting player safety at risk with the standard of pitches, the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) has said. The playing surface for top-level matches has been the ...

To most football fans, even those that were not fortunate enough to watch him play live, Pele is considered one of the greatest players in the history of the beautiful game. His exploits for ...

Sports historian Ged O’Brien and his team say this is the site of the world’s oldest football pitch, in Anworth, Kirkcudbrightshire - Saltire News and Sport. Ben Rumsby.

Discovery of world’s oldest football pitch in Scotland changes everything we knew about game, historian says. Findings predate founding of Football Association by centuries and could explain ...

A number of high-profile injuries have occurred in women's football in recent years. BBC Sport looks at whether the type of pitches they play on could be a contributing factor.

Arsenal manager Renee Slegers says the "next step for women's football" is better pitches after Gunners legend Ian Wright described Real Madrid's playing surface as a "disgrace". Wright made the ...

The pitch used for Arsenal Women’s 2-0 Champions League defeat to Real Madrid on Tuesday has been labelled as a “disgrace” by former Arsenal striker Ian Wright.

Women’s football is putting player safety at risk with the standard of pitches, the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) has said. The playing surface for top-level matches has been the ...