The US National Soccer Team Players Association (USNSTPA) recently released a statement regarding its opposition to playing a June 9 Pre-Gold Cup friendly against Venezuela at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati. Nippert Stadium is home to MLS expansion side FC Cincinnati and the University of Cincinnati’s football team.
Along with its statement, USNSTPA released an April 2 email it sent to U.S. Soccer President Carlos Cordeiro, asking that no United States Men’s National Team matches be played on sod (grass) that is laid on top of artificial turf.
The Players Association wrote that it was told by “sources outside the Federation” that U.