Neymar is among the players protesting the use of artificial turf pitches in Brazil

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Turf war: Neymar, Depay want grass in Brazil

Neymar, Memphis Depay and Thiago Silva are among the leading Brazilian footballers protesting against using artificial turf for league matches instead of natural grass.

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Neymar is among the players protesting the use of artificial turf pitches in Brazil

SAO PAULO (AP) — Neymar, Memphis Depay and Thiago Silva are among the leading Brazilian footballers protesting against using artificial turf for league matches instead of natural grass.

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The footballers Enner Valencia, from Ecuador, Neymar, and Thiago Silva from Brazil, have spoken out against the use of synthetic grass in Brazilian football stadiums.

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'Soccer is natural, not synthetic' — Neymar protests against

Let’s not forget Neymar was close to joining MLS this year… Neymar Jr.’s highly-anticipated return to Brazil has already wrapped the 32-year-old into controversy, with the former Paris Saint-Germain attacker leading the charge among Brazilian Série A players opposing the use of artificial turf for league matches, demanding natural grass instead. Neymar turf protest: demands natural grass stadiums in Brazil On Tuesday, Neymar took the protest to …

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Santos star Neymar joins the conversation: Complaints about artificial turf echo Lionel Messi’s critique

Neymar and other Brazilian stars have taken a firm stand against synthetic turf. Interestingly, his comments come shortly after another soccer icon, Lionel Messi, voiced his own frustrations with artificial turf during the 2024 Copa America in the United States. For years, the debate over playing surfaces in soccer has divided players, coaches, and clubs worldwide. Recently, this controversy has reignited in Brazil, where some of the nation’s mo…

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Headed by returner Neymar, Brazil's football stars have launched a campaign against artificial grass in the domestic league. "Football is natural, not synthetic," announced the 33-year-old from FC Santos as well as other (...)