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FOR 30 YEARS TRANSFORMING FIELDS

ON STAGES OF EXCELLENCE!

ABOUT US

We specialize in the construction and maintenance of professional and amateur sports fields. We are proud to have served more than 1,000 clients throughout our journey and to have been able to participate in such special projects as the FIFA World Cup, Copa America, NFL Game, Olympics, among others.
 
Working alongside the largest sports clubs and leagues since 1995, we have our own operations in Brazil and the United States, but we also serve several other countries in the Americas with complete solutions, from detailed planning of construction & renovation projects to complete management of sports complexes.

We have a team of over 60 professionals with extensive experience in the market, and we use proprietary technology to provide a high-quality advisory and execution service, with the commitment to delivering the best results to our clients, from professionals to amateurs, from large to small, always guaranteeing the best rates regarding the three fundamental pillars of a sports surface: safety, playability and aesthetics.

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OWN TECHNOLOGY

Innovative solutions for high-performance fields.

TOP  CLIENTS

Partnership with the world's biggest sports clubs and leagues.

EXPERTISE
GLOBAL

Presence in
Brazil, United States and Bahrain.

RESULTS

30 years of
innovation and
leadership in the sector.

More than

1,000

customers around the world

More than

200

millions of sqft of turf serviced

More than

1,500

technical reports per year

World Sports is founded in Brazil

First Vacuum Drainage System of Latin America

Consulting and Field Maintenance for the Copa America in Bolivia

Consulting and Field Maintenance for the Copa America in Colombia

1995

1996

1997

1999

2001

Partnership "Gramados Perfeitos" with Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF)

New drainage system and complete renovation of Vila Belmiro

Consulting and Field Maintenance for the Copa America in Paraguay

First office ow WS in Tampa, Florida

Partnership with Sociedade Hípica de São Paulo

Construction of 3 professional fields in Angola for the AFA

2005

2007

2008

2010

2012

Complete renovation of Pacaembu

World Sports Arena:  sports complex with a new sports center concept

Installation of the first synthetic grass with FIFA 2 Star Certification in Brazil

Development of the first underground field cooling project in Latin America (Neo Química Arena)

Management of Neo Química Arena at the 2016 Olympics

Cashman Field Las Vegas Transitions from Baseball to Soccer and Back in 48 Hours

Management of the
San Bernardino Complex with 17 fields

Technical consultancy for Azteca Stadium in Mexico (NFL Game)

Dennis Mowers Exclusive Representation Partnership in Brazil

2013

2014

2016

2017

2018

Construction of 4 of the 12 stadiums that hosted the FIFA World Cup, and work in another 4

WS Office Opens in California

Ready-to-Play Grass Installation in 48h at
Allianz Parque

Renovation of 160 fields in Hillsborough County, Florida

Participation in 3 of the 4 FIFA U-17 World Cup stadiums in Brazil, in addition to 20 training centers

Dallas Cowboys Summer Practice begins in California

Participation in the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica

Complete renovation of Wellington Equestrian Center in Florida

Construction of the MRV Arena

Field management for the first NFL Game in Brazil

Participation in the FIFA World Cup
U-17 in the Dominican Republic


Participation in the FIFA World Cup
U-20 Women in Colombia


Complete renovation of the Mané Garrincha Stadium

First complete renovation of the Morumbi field in parallel with the dismantling of the concert structure

2019

2021

2022

2023

2024

Participation in the Copa America in Brazil

New WS Office in Wellington, Florida

Renovation of the Synthetic Grass at CT Meninos da Vila

OUR TEAM

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Roberto Gomide | Founder & CEO

Roberto Gomide has led World Sports to become one of the most respected Sports Turf Contractors in Brazil. Roberto has been working for the past 25 years to develop the Turf industry both in Brazil and internationally, working with some of the most prestigious sports clubs. Mr. Gomide holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and has held several executive positions in the United States and in South America. Roberto, Founder and VP of ABGE Brazilian SportsTurf Association, and Member of STMA-Sports Turf Managers Association (USA), played a key role in many projects related to the new stadiums for the FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil.Roberto leads World Sports to a significant market position in the American sports turf market since 2014.

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Luis Lauretti | President and Chief Agronomist

Mr. Lauretti holds a B.S. degree in Agronomy (1995) and a M.S. degree in Agriculture (1998). Mr. Lauretti’s career began in 1996 as the agronomist and manager for the World Sports (Brazil) constructing the Santos FC soccer field. He worked with World Sports in Brazil until December 2003 as our agronomist and Technical Director, constructing several professional and community club soccer fields as well as other sports fields and was also responsible for several maintenance crews for the professional and club levels fields. In 2005, he was instrumental in opening World Sports Turf and Marketing, LLC, in Florida, building the first soccer field for Miami FC at Tropicana Park. In 2013 Mr.Lauretti helped World Sports as a consultant during the preparation of 8 fields for the World Cup 2014 in Brazil. He was the Head Grounds Keeper of Arena Corinthians, where the opening and semi-final games were played.

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Fábio Camara | Director of Turf Field Services

Mr. Camara’s education is Agronomist Engineer, graduated by the State University of São Paulo-UNESP (1993) and Postgraduate in Agribusiness (Crops) by the State University of São Paulo UNESP (1994/1995). Mr. Camara has been with the World Sports family of companies from 1997 to present. He has been directly involved with constructing, maintaining, and consulting on over 200 sports turf field projects in Brazil, Singapore, Florida, Nevada and California for World Sports.

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André Amaral | Director of Operations

Mr. Amaral education is Agronomist Engineer by ESALQ/USP and MsCin Irrigation and Drainage by UNESP. He has 25 years of experience in grass cultivation in the Sports Turf industry. In Brazil, he is responsible for maintaining more than 30 major soccer fields, including Arena Corinthians, Allianz Parque, Estadio do Pacaembu and Pelé’s home stadium Vila Belmiro. Worked as Turf Grass Manager during FIFA World Cup 2014, with responsibility for 4 venues and 12 training centers, Olympics 2016 in Rio and Russia 2018 Qualifiers. At Allianz Parque he is in charge of the field operation of the venue (in natural turfgrass) that has more events in a year for the second year in a row. Manages all the “ready-to-play” grass conversion sat the stadium and the preparation for concerts. Allianz Parque hosted more than 42 concerts in the grass in the last 5 years.

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TAMPA, FL

Phone:

+1 (833) 975-3777, Ext. 2

Address:

4448 Eagle Falls Place - Tampa, FL 33619

  / Office

FLORIDA

 

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SAN BERNARDINO, CA

Phone:

+1 (833) 975-3777, Ext. 1

Address:

2500 Pacific St., Highland, CA 92346

  / Office

CALIFORNIA

 

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SAO PAULO, SP

Phone:
+55 (11) 94743-5789

Site:

www.worldsports.com.br

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BRAZIL

 

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