The Incredible Science of Football Pitches
Source: Tifo Football
How Do You Prepare A Premier League Pitch?
Source: Watford FC
How Tottenham Stadium Moves Its Massive 9000 Tonne Pitch
Source: Discovery Australia
A football pitch. Just a patch of grass where 22 players run around and kick a ball for a little bit, right? Well, maybe in the old-days. Maybe still at amateur level. But get anywhere near professional football, and that patch of grass becomes incredibly important and incredibly scientific.
It can literally be the difference between a free-flowing attacking game of football and one where the ball gets stuck in midfield or just kicked long all day.
So here’s a crazy question: might a football pitch be the most important part of professional football?
Source: Tifo Football
Source: Watford FC
Source: Discovery Australia