Soccer referees are all torn up about the borough's worn-down fields. The New York City Soccer Officials Association is boycotting four of nine fields at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park because of gaping tears in artificial turf, holes full of standing water and dangerous divots in the ground.

Referees cry foul as soccer association refuses to play on park’s torn up fields

Soccer referees are all torn up about the borough’s worn-down fields

The New York City Soccer Officials Association is boycotting four of nine fields at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park because of gaping tears in artificial turf, holes full of standing water and dangerous divots in the ground.


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