FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke addresses a news conference after a meeting of the FIFA executive committee in Zurich September 26, 2014. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann
BERNE (Reuters) - FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has dismissed allegations of gender discrimination over the decision to play the women's World Cup on artificial turf, saying the surface could also be used for the men's tournament in the future.
"It could well be that sooner rather than later the men’s World Cup will also be played on artificial pitches," he said in an interview on FIFA's own website (www.fifa.com).
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