⚽ Sports 17h ago · Sam Dalling at Wembley

One weekend, two games and 7,140 sq metres of grass: a week with the Wembley ground staff

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One weekend, two games and 7,140 sq metres of grass: a week with the Wembley ground staff
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From preparation to game mode, the upkeep of Wembley’s pitch is carried out to an astonishing level of perfectionismKarl Standley and his assistant Cameron Hutcheon have gathered in their usual spot in the south-west corner of Wembley Stadium clutching hot cups of tea. Standley is a coffee devotee but on matchdays, as a nod to his mum who enjoys a brew whatever the temperature, he mixes things up.After every kick-off the pair gaze out at 7,140 sq metres of glistening green perfection like lions

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