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June 11, 2015

Controversy over Artificial Turf at Women's World Cup in Canada 
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The news comes as the Women's World Cup is underway in Canada. Despite
protests alleging gender discrimination, concerns over potential injury,
and a lawsuit withdrawn earlier this year, the women are being forced to
play on artificial turf, not on grass, as the men do. Just before
kickoff at the opening game Saturday, the artificial turf measured 120
degrees Fahrenheit, on a 75-degree day, just two degrees under the level
studies have shown is unsafe, because skin can burn within seconds.

 

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