I guess the soccer world's governing body wasn't busy influencing a federation's elections (Michel Platini's thank you card is in the mail) because they're now turning their attention to Bolivia's home field advantage. FIFA has enlisted the help of medical professionals to find out if playing at high altitudes is harmful to a players well being.Teams have been complaining about having to play in Bolivia for years, so why take a 'serious' look at it now? Brazilian club Flamengo must have some pull in Zurich, they called the conditions at a recent Copa Libertadores match "inhumane." If Flamengo didn't like it, how do you think Venezuela's sea-level club, Maracaibo, is going to fare playing at 13,780 feet?
FIFA Studies High-Altitude Soccer as Players Gasp for Oxygen [Bloomberg]
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Can't be more of an advantage than forcing teams to play in the high heat and humidity of mid day as Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia are apt to do.
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