What it takes to create the perfect pitch for the World Cup
About this episode
The episode explores the intricacies of creating the perfect soccer pitch for the FIFA World Cup.
As the FIFA World Cup approaches this summer, what does it take to create the perfect pitch — or field — for soccer's biggest stage? Economics correspondent Paul Solman heads to Tennessee and puts his body on the line to find out. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
People in this episode
Host: Paul Solman
Topics covered
- World Cup
- soccer
- sports economics
- field preparation
- Tennessee
Keywords
- World Cup
- soccer pitch
- field preparation
- Paul Solman
- Tennessee
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Organizations: PBS News
Places: Tennessee
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