Fear For Players As Artificial Football Pitches Could Be Causing Massive Injuries To Players! Here’s Why…

Players could be suffering because of massive football injuries caused by artificial pitches

Synthetic surfaces continue to be a source of controversy at the top level of the game, but is there substance behind suggestions they cause injuries?

Artificial football pitches are now a common sight around the world.

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Used in schools, leisure centres and even at a senior level of the game in some countries, they are considered to be better wearing, easier to maintain and superior at generating profit than traditional grass parks.

However, some traditionalists have railed against the creeping inclusion of such surfaces at the highest level, in particular citing higher levels of injury as an issue.

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Earlier this season, Manchester United voiced concerns about having to play a Champions League match on Young Boys’ plastic pitch at the Stade de Suisse, while the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has been faced with a lobby from the players’ union (PFA Scotland) calling for such parks to be banned in the top flight.

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Speaking in February, Rangers manager Steven Gerrard, who saw midfielder Jamie Murphy seriously injured on Kilmarnock’s Rugby Park surface earlier this season, told the media: “I agree with the majority of the players in terms of trying to get them out of the game at the elite level.

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