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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill\u2019s office says the Garden State should get a cut of the MetLife Stadium grass FIFA plans to sell to soccer fans.<\/p>\n
Soccer\u2019s global governing body, a Zurich-based nonprofit, is plotting to charge $450 for sod<\/a> from this weekend\u2019s World Cup final. But like a lot of the costs for hosting<\/a> the World Cup, the pitch was subsidized by local hosts.<\/p>\n \u201cNew Jersey paid for the vast majority of the total expense for the pitch at MetLife stadium, so New Jersey taxpayers should share in any proceeds from this latest money grab,\u201d Sherrill spokesperson Sean Higgins told New Jersey Playbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n This is only the latest battlefield in the turf war between FIFA and Sherrill<\/a>. FIFA did not immediately reply to a request for comment. <\/p>\n