When the whistle sounded to start the FIFA World Cup in South Africa on 11th June, artificial turf mono-filaments is used to provide additional stability on some of the playing fields of the largest and most important tournament in the world. During the last European football championship held in 2008, the football organisation UEFA had the artificial turf in the stadiums in Berne and Salzburg covered over with natural turf to ensure that all of the teams would be playing under the same conditions. Two years later, the level of acceptance for artificial turf has risen further. Particularly for the countries so enthusiastic about football on the African continent, fields with artificial turf are a sensible alternative. Watering football stadiums' fields with drinking water that is frequently in scarce supply does not seem to make much sense from an ecological viewpoint.
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