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A group of U.S. senators, including Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer, have sent a letter to Cheap FUT Coins President Sepp Blatter urging his organization to play this year's Women's World Cup on grass, not artificial turf.


The tournament, which will be held from June 6 to July 5 in Canada Cheap MLB Jerseys China , is scheduled to be played at venues with turf fields. U.S. women's soccer star Abby Wambach and other players have spoken out against the decision to play games on turf, saying FIFA isn't treating them equally.


Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Schumer, D-N.Y. Cheap MLB Hats , along with other senators, have previously called on FIFA to play the World Cup games on grass. They have also urged United States Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati, who is a member of FIFA's executive committee, to advocate for fair playing conditions.


But so far, FIFA hasn't reversed its decision to hold tournament matches on turf fields.


"The field is a professional soccer player's workplace Cheap MLB Hoodies , and she deserves the same conditions afforded to male players," Gillibrand said Thursday. "The Women's World Cup features the most elite female players in the sport, and it is outrageous that they would be subject to a lesser quality artificial turf. I urge FIFA to do what is right, by allowing our female professional athletes the same opportunity to play on grass that male players are afforded."


Using turf fields for a men's or women's World Cup match would be a first. The previous Women's World Cup, held in 2011 Cheap MLB Shirts , was played on grass fields in Germany.


Schumer said FIFA forcing women's players to compete on turf fields is an "egregious error."


"FIFA should not have one set of rules and standards for the men’s World Cup, which for good reason, bans the use of artificial turf, and a different one for the women’s World Cup, which allows it Cheap MLB Jerseys ," Schumer said. "At the elite world-class level, soccer is best played on grass, and FIFA should reach an agreement with players from our women’s national team that restores professionalism and equality to the tournament."


Here is the text of the letter sent by Gillibrand, Schumer and U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Barbara