To optimize the field conditions at Soldier Field for the Chicago Bears, ultraviolet lights have been part of the regular treatment plan to lengthen the growing season.

After video surfaced on X of a grass field being installed at MetLife Stadium ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup, the NFLPA had a telling response.

FIFA requires real grass to be used to comply with its regulations, and MetLife Stadium is one of the venues for the Club World Cup, which is taking place across America.

ORLANDO — Giants president and CEO John Mara said a grass field will be put in for the 2026 World Cup at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. But it’s a different type of grass than would be used ...

The Club World Cup starts Saturday and will be played on warm-season grass grown at Tuckahoe Turf Farms in New Jersey.

The new field will be in use for next week’s CONCACAF Nations League matches and next month’s USWNT game as the venue prepares to host eight matches in the 2026 World Cup.

A new grass field was installed at MetLife Stadium for the FIFA Club World Cup. X / @PIX11Sports “That type of grass [for soccer] is not fit for football,” Mara said last year.