BMO Field undergoes transformation into hybrid playing surface Globe_Sports
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“The investment on this square of grass has been phenomenal,” Heggie said. “There’s very few groundskeepers around the world that get the support that I get.”Not to mention feedback. Before every game, Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley inspects the pitch. And he’s not someone you want mad at you. Former striker Sebastian Giovinco famously dismissed BMO Field as an “amateur field.” Team president Bill Manning called it “a little bit of a cow pasture.”
The hybrid surface will also allow him to transition from bluegrass, which offered “structure” in winter, to perennial ryegrass, used by English Premier League teams.
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