there is even an association of greenkeepers

DRG ... Association of German Greenkeepers, this can't be true ?

....if you are responsible for the turf in a stadium, you are no gardener or landscape designer but a head greenkeeper:

»»» http://www.mynetcologne.de/


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This makes sense, there is not just a business around the players and sports equipment but for the playing field itself...

More information here (if someone wants to change their line of business):

»»» http://www.stadionwelt.de/sw_business/english.php


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And now for something completely different

Somehow I'm typically male: I'm not just interested in eating but also sports, especially soccer. I go down to the football ground, the place where it's all happening, even if it's wet and cold. I didn't know till now that care has a four-wheel secret... scarifiers, lawn mowers, lawn tractors, cutterbar mowers, John Deere is the specialist in this field.

»»» http://www.deere.com