We dive into the world of football across the pond in our latest Groundskeeper Chat X TigerTurfTalk collab episode! Drew Miller is joined by Sports Turf Legend, Paul Burgess to catch up on the latest and greatest in developing pitches. Burgess spent decades managing the pitches for Arsenal FC and Real Madrid FC before becoming a pitch consultant for AS Monaco.

Here's what you'll hear in this week's Groundskeeper Chat:

  • Turfgrass across the pond
  • Bringing the World Cup to the U.S.
  • Paul's current project with AS Monaco 
  • The building blocks of a successful football pitch 
  • Lastly, a pitch manager's role in athlete safety and playability 

A little bit more about our guest:

Paul Burgess is currently a pitch specialist with AS Monaco. Paul comes to the chat with decades of experience in developing football pitches. He spent time with Arsenal FC and Real Madrid FC before switching over to the consultant side where he has now helped develop industry leading strategies and pitch technology.

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