Top Female Soccer Players Sue To Challenge Artificial Turf At World Cup

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Wed, 10/01/2014 - 8:08pm

American soccer star Abby Wambach and a group of elite international players filed a lawsuit in Canada on Wednesday challenging plans to play the 2015 Women's World Cup on artificial turf.

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Top Female Soccer Players Sue To Challenge Artificial Turf At World Cup

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