Soccer is the world’s most popular sport in part because all you need is some grass and a ball to play. But while a $12 soccer ball doesn’t sound very expensive to those of us in the United States, ...

What makes a soccer field's grass worthy of hosting a World Cup match? The event's governing body, FIFA, sets standards for that. As the U.S., Mexico and Canada prepare to host the 2026 World Cup, ...

Here’s a fun challenge: teaching a quadrupedal robot to successfully dribble a soccer ball. It is, in essence, a core component of RoboCup, the big international competition founded all the way back ...

With both grass and artificial playing surfaces used by high schools in central Ohio, we posed the question to soccer players and coaches: Would you rather play on grass or synthetic turf? With grass, ...

The Glenbrook North boys soccer team survived the grass field at the Class 3A Maine West Regional, beating the host Warriors 4-1 in the final. “It’s not ideal for us. We’re not a grass team,” ...