QPR's pitch was later removed after England's Football Association banned plastic pitches in 1988 due to higher rates of injuries and inconsistent playability. In the US, athletes including NFL ...

Artificial football pitches - made primarily of plastic - have several significant drawbacks that make them widely unpopular at elite level. Though the surfaces have improved dramatically since ...

A group of grassroots women's and non-binary football teams have launched a campaign calling for equal pitch access and regulation of community venues. Equal Playing Fields was launched in ...