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Crews work to convert Kenan Stadium for Chelsea-Wrexham clash
A sellout crowd is expected for the Chelsea-Wrexham game at Kenan Stadium.
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A sellout crowd is expected for the Chelsea-Wrexham game at Kenan Stadium.
HOLLYWOOD SAY THEY'RE ENCOURAGED BY THE POSSIBILITY OF ACTORS JOINING THEM. MORE TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST SOCCER MATCHES TO COME TO THE TRIANGLE. KENAN STADIUM WILL ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET. >> WHEN CHELSEA AND WREXHAM COME TO TOWN NEXT WEEK. PROBLEM IS A SOCCER PITCH AND A FOOTBALL FIELD ARE NOT THE SAME. WRAL'S. CHRIS LEE SHOWS US HOW CREWS ARE CONVERTING THIS FIELD INTO SOMETHING MORE FOOTBALL FRIENDLY. >> FIRST USC'S KENAN STADIUM SINCE THEY FIRST COVERED THIS FIELD WITH DURABLE ARTIFICIAL TURF. >> HIGH-PROFILE SOCCER MATCH BETWEEN BRITISH POWER CHELSEA AND THE MEDIA DARLINGS FROM WELLS WREXHAM WHO ARE OWNED BY ACTOR RYAN REYNOLDS ARE DUE TO PLAY HERE AND 7 DAYS THAT THEY REQUIRE A DIFFERENT PLAYING, SIR. >> IT IS BERMUDA FOR 19 SOUGHT TO LOVE SOME WARM WEATHER. YOU KNOW, 90 DEGREES LIKE TODAY'S NOT A PROBLEM FOR IT. A 17 POUND A SQUARE FOOT. SO IT'S VERY HEAVY. >> EACH OF THESE ROLES OF SIDEWAYS, 2500 POUNDS A SIDEKICK MACHINE. MAKE SURE THAT THE SEAMS ARE TIGHT. IT TAKES HIS CREW 2 DAYS TO COVER THE FIELD. FIRST WITH A DEAL, TEXTILE FABRIC THAT SHIELDS ARTIFICIAL TURF BELOW AND THEN THE GRASS OF ITS AN INCH AND A HALF THAT. >> IT'S GROWN WITH THIS SPECIAL SAND MAKES. IT GIVES US STABILITY AND RAIN. AND SO IF IT DOES RAIN, IT DOESN'T TURN >> CHAD PRICE IS THE OWNER OF CAROLINA GREEN. HE AND HIS CAREER MAKING A LIVING, PROVIDING A FIRST RATE SURFACE. >> CONSIDERING WHAT? THE LEVEL ATHLETES ARE GOING TO HAVE HERE. ARE. >> WE PUT THIS CRASH DOWN PRETTY MUCH PLAY ON IMMEDIATELY. FANS OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL ARE EAGER TO SEE THE GAME EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF ALL THE WORK THAT MAKES IT ALL POSSIBLE. >> REALLY THE BEST CASE SCENARIOS WHEN NO ONE NOTICES A GRASS, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S WHEN WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB WHEN THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS AND EVERYBODY'S HAPPY WITH THE WAY PLACE. I'M SURE THAT'S WHAT WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK. CHRIS LEE, WRAL, SPORTS. >> CHAPEL HILL. >> I THINK CREDIBLE TO SEE HOW THEY DO THAT. A FEW TICKETS WERE RELEASED THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE CHELSEA WREXHAM SHOWDOWN. ALL THE