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Wambach, players go to court over World Cup turf
The push to get Canada to stage the Women's World Cup on grass instead of artificial turf is now a legal matter, with American star Abby Wambach and a group of players 'fully prepared to go forward zealously and aggressively in court' to force a change, their lawyer said yesterday.
The players, who have no plans to boycott next year's tournament, allege gender discrimination because the men's World Cup is always staged on grass. A lawsuit was filed on Wednesday at the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, naming FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association as defendants.
http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/2014...s/sports3.html
The push to get Canada to stage the Women's World Cup on grass instead of artificial turf is now a legal matter, with American star Abby Wambach and a group of players 'fully prepared to go forward zealously and aggressively in court' to force a change, their lawyer said yesterday.
The players, who have no plans to boycott next year's tournament, allege gender discrimination because the men's World Cup is always staged on grass. A lawsuit was filed on Wednesday at the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, naming FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association as defendants.
http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/2014...s/sports3.html
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