From organic pitches and recycled turf to footstep power and energy efficient lighting, new technology is taking football closer to its sustainability goals
Football may be the beautiful game, but it can make for a grisly picture environmentally. To keep football pitches and stadiums going can often end up requiring unsustainable levels of energy, water and raw materials.
But new technologies are beginning to bring about a slow greening of the game. Here we look at a handful of footballs most exciting infrastructure innovations.