Daily Archives: February 11, 2014

In Brazil, grass really is greener on other side. Will World Cup legacy be better fields?

SAO PAULO – At Arsenal’s Highbury Stadium, Edu played on one of soccer’s finest fields. The team’s award-winning groundskeeper, Paul Burgess, became so noted for his green fingers he was eventually lured away by Real Madrid. So when Edu returned home to Brazil in 2009 to finish his career, the worn and sorry state of…