– why are football (soccer) pitches not muddy anymore?

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So I was watching some footage of premiership football from the 90s and the pitches were muddy and the players were muddy when getting up after tackling etc.

You watch professional football from decades earlier and the are even more muddy.

Now if you stick a match on, after an unbelievable wet winter and spring, the pitches at St James’s, Anfield, old Trafford are immaculate and the players walk off looking like they don’t even need to wash thier kits.

What’s changed?

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I would imagine that football clubs have spent a lot of money to investigate how to keep the fields from becoming muddy. To keep the game flowing and to prevent injuries. Here’s an example of Real Madrids home stadium. ( I could imagine it makes it easier to host other events as well)

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