Despite Injured Aaron Rodgers’ 94-Second Turf Nightmare, Lionel Messi Forced to Play on Artificial Ground

The injury to Aaron Rodgers could potentially end the New York Jets’ quest for a Super Bowl. The Jets quarterback suffered a left Achilles injury and will be out for the rest of the season. It’s a serious setback for the Jets, who believed that the quarterback was the final jigsaw in the puzzle. Yet, the injury raises many questions, including one of those artificial turfs in play. With most MLS soccer clubs having artificial turfs rather than natural grass, injury concerns to Lionel Messi have come into question. 

Most soccer players prefer not to play on artificial turfs due to the regular occurrence of injuries. Knee and ligament injuries are frequent as the artificial turfs lock up the player’s feet. When this happens, the players become prone to injuries. Thus, Inter Miami’s next soccer game will see them face Atlanta United at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which has an artificial turf. The Argentinean hopes to avoid a similar injury that happened to Rodgers. 

Aaron Rodgers’ injury raises questions on artificial turfs!

He suffered the injury when the Jets met the Buffalo Bills. The Bills’ edge rusher Leonard Floyd sacked Rodgers, and while protecting the ball, it led to him twisting his leg. As pictures show, his leg caught up in the turf, which raises questions about artificial turfs. With Messi used to playing in natural grass, artificial turfs cause more injuries than natural grass ones. According to a report by the NFL Players Association, the 2022 regular season saw more injuries on artificial grass when compared to grass turfs. 

Therefore, Messi would hope to play it safe and be injury-free for the rest of the campaign. Missing the Argentinean on the pitch would derail all the plans of Inter Miami following the signing of Messi. The soccer star arrived with much fanfare and influenced the entire league. Having the soccer legend on the pitch promises more merchandising sales and matchday income for the teams. It helps the team generate revenue and will facilitate the MLS as a whole. 

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Losing Lionel Messi to an injury could be catastrophic at this moment in time. Inter-Miami plays Atlanta United next, as the team is ready to play on artificial turfs. But the club won’t change the turf for Lionel Messi. 

Atlanta United won’t change turf for Lionel Messi

Atlanta United President and CEO Garth Lagerwey, ahead of the MLS All-Star game, stated the pitch received FIFA accreditation. He mentioned, “You can ask [Martino], he is familiar with the quality of our turf,” “He can explain to his players how good and safe it is to play at our stadium.” He also highlighted that their playing surface has attained the highest FIFA certification, FIFA Pro.”

Therefore, fans hope that Messi won’t be injured in the next following the memory of Rodgers’ career-threatening injury. Hopefully, he will make a quick recovery and will not let the damage get the better of him! Do you think MLS should adopt natural grass instead of artificial turfs?

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