Thursday October 2, 2014 – 1pm
Posted Oct 2, 2014 02:27:15 PM.
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1:00- Throwback Thursday Panel
Joe Pavia, News Director and Afternoon Anchor, and Christine Clark, Anchor and Reporter
1-Canada ranks 2nd in the world when it comes to customer service?
2-Emergency scenarios being taught at school…how young is too young to teach kids about “active shooters”?
3-How do you lose a child?
1:30- Players file lawsuit over Women’s World Cup turf
John Molinaro, Sportsnet Chief Soccer Reporter
A group of elite players has filed a lawsuit in Canada challenging plans to play the 2015 Women’s World Cup on artificial turf. The players, led by U.S. women’s national team forward Abby Wambach, filed Wednesday in the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal in Toronto, lawyer Hampton Dellinger told The Associated Press. The women claim that playing the sport’s premier tournament on fake grass amounts to gender discrimination under Canadian law. Their male counterparts have always played the World Cup on natural grass surfaces, and will for the foreseeable future. The players say they believe there is a greater risk of injury on turf and that an artificial surface impacts both how the game is played and how the ball behaves. Among the athletes joining Wambach are U.S. teammate Alex Morgan, Germany’s Nadine Angerer, Brazil’s Fabiana Da Silva Simoes and Spain’s Veronica Boquete. FIFA has appointed an independent examiner to make sure the turf at the six venues meets its strict guidelines for top-tier tournaments. The consultant is travelling with a FIFA delegation currently inspecting the sites. FIFA rules stipulate that matches can be played on artificial turf if special dispensation is granted, as it was in Canada’s case. The regulations also state that all matches in a tournament must be played on the same surface. But many players, including Wambach, have been voicing their objections since the bid was accepted. They sent a letter to FIFA and the CSA in July, saying they were prepared to take the legal action. The players have said they will not boycott the World Cup matches, which will be played in six Canadian cities.
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