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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Getting an equal playing field at the World Cup is a fight female players should not have to wage but one from which they do not shrink. In the end, we trust that fairness and equality will prevail over sexism and stubbornness."
— Hampton Dellinger,
lawyer
THE MORNING BREW
FACT OF THE DAY
An international men's soccer game has never been played on artificial turf.
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
CBS
Q: In June 2013, Abby Wambach set the record for goals scored by a U.S. player with 159. Who did that record previously belong to?
Controversy surrounds 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada
A: Mia Hamm
NBC
The 2015 Women's World Cup will take place in Canada next summer, but not if it is up to a group of prominent players who are
a group of prominent players who are supposed to be playing in 2015
supposed to be playing in 2015. Led by U.S. national team forward Abby Wambach, this group of players filed a lawsuit against FIFA citing discrimination for planning to hold the 2015 Women's World Cup on artificial turf fields.
The lawsuit was officially filed last Wednesday by the lawyer representing a group of players that includes U.S forwards Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan, as well as German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer. These players said they feel that FIFA has identified them as second-class athletes. While the men's World Cup builds brand new stadiums, women are fighting to play on a surface they find acceptable.
The players feel discriminated against by FIFA because men's competitions
are never played on artificial surfaces, but the largest competition in women's soccer will force the teams to play on turf. For men's international competitions, grass is installed in stadiums that have turf fields. There has never been an international men's soccer match played on artificial turf.
Some players have spoken out about the issue. U.S. national team forward Sydney Leroux posted a photo of her turf-burned legs, claiming that FIFA's decision was a gender equality issue.
The photo drew support from Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant.
Whether professional soccer should be played on artificial turf at all is a separate debate, but players dislike turf because the flat surface causes knee and ankle injuries and is hard to slide on. Thierry Henry, a legendary forward for the New York Red Bulls, refuses to play on turf fields altogether because at the age of 37, he risks a career-ending injury.
Five of the six stadiums set to host the World Cup competition use artificial turf. The players filing the lawsuit suggest games move to venues that use natural grass, like BMO Field in Toronto or Saputo Stadium in Montreal, which each can seat around 25,000. The five stadiums that use artificial turf all have capacities of at least 40,000. This causes a problem for FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association since the stadium being used for the most
important games should accommodate more people.
FIFA's role as a governing body of soccer has not been completely clear in recent years. Allegations of accepting bribes to hold the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have tainted its image. There is uncertainty as to whether FIFA has a responsibility to rid the game of crime, like game manipulation and betting fraud, and corruptly-governed host countries. As for this issue, it is directly FIFA's responsibility to correctly administer soccer in all countries for all ages and genders.
This lawsuit could make postponement or relocation of the women's World Cup in the realm of possibility. Most of the world's top players and countries have shown support for this group's cause.
Edited by Lyndsey Havens
This week in athletics
Thursday
Softball Baker University 6 p.m. Lawrence
Friday
Women's soccer Texas 7 p.m. Austin, Texas
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