Sydney Leroux tells FIFA to #KeepItReal

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In this installment of Vice Sports’ ‘Sitdowns’ series, Canadian-born U.S. soccer player, Sydney Leroux talks race, family and why artificial turf just won’t cut it for the Women’s 2015 World Cup. Recently Leroux and 40 of the top female pro soccer players filed a suit against FIFA for equal treatment, demanding to play on real grass for the Women’s World Cup. “We’re the guinea pigs,” she said. “The men would never play on artificial turf.” Watch the video above to see Sydney Leroux #KeepItReal.