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  Artificial Turf course in South Africa

  Wednesday 13 August 2008

  Read on to find out all about FIFA's full-day seminar on artificial turf on Thursday 27 November in South Africa.

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  Does the game change on Football Turf?

  Friday 18 July 2008

  An independent study has revealed there are no significant differences in games played on Football Turf to those played on top-quality natural grass.

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  A new look in quality footballs

  Tuesday 15 May 2007

  FIFA's Quality Concept initiative continues to move forward on the topic of football improvement.

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  FIFA Quality Concept for Football Turf - Advice to public tenders

  Tuesday 24 April 2007

  Your questions answered on FIFA RECOMMENDED Football Turf.

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  Delight, pride and gratitude

  Wednesday 24 January 2007

  As part of FIFA's 'Win in Africa with Africa' development project, the first of 53 brand new artificial turf pitches was officially unveiled in a moving ceremony in the Congolese city of Pointe Noire.

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  New turf gets the all-clear

  Monday 15 January 2007

  In a recent study, third-generation artificial turf surfaces proved no more a risk for sustaining serious injury than natural grass.

• New Field Test Institute for the FIFA Quality Concept for Football Turf

  Tuesday 5 December 2006

• First FIFA RECOMMENDED 2 STAR installations in CONCACAF and AFC

  Monday 4 December 2006

• Ajax leading turf revolution

  Tuesday 31 October 2006

• Football Turf's top marks in Peru

  Thursday 26 October 2006

• FIFA Quality Concept for Beach Soccer balls

  Tuesday 17 October 2006

• Football grows with new turf in Dundalk

  Tuesday 26 September 2006

• FIFA publishes Football Turf folder

  Tuesday 22 August 2006

• Two Italian companies re-sign agreement

  Tuesday 25 July 2006

• First two FIFA RECOMMENDED pitches in Africa

  Monday 30 January 2006

• Three Companies re-sign agreement

  Monday 12 December 2005

• FIELDturf/Tarkett re-sign agreement

  Monday 21 March 2005

• FIFA and UEFA announce collaboration on artificial turf

  Monday 22 November 2004

• Artificial turf now covered in ‘Laws of the Game’

  Saturday 28 February 2004

• Artificial turf takes root in Eastern Europe

  Friday 6 February 2004

• FIFA hosts second roundtable on artificial turf

  Tuesday 8 July 2003

• A ground-breaking night in Helsinki

  Monday 19 May 2003

• A week in the life of a development officer

  Thursday 24 October 2002

• Historic field sees 21st century future

  Tuesday 20 November 2001

• FIFA quality concept ensures perfect pitch

  Wednesday 3 October 2001

• Artificial turf - more and more natural

  Wednesday 22 August 2001

• A carpet becomes better and more and more popular

  Friday 15 June 2001

• What goes around comes around

  Thursday 17 September 1998

• Unmasked - Football's First Quality Controller

  Friday 24 April 1998