
FOR 30 YEARS TRANSFORMING FIELDS
ON STAGES OF EXCELLENCE!
ABOUT US
Founded in 1995, World Sports brings three decades of sports field experience across the private and public sectors.
Our mission is to elevate the quality of sports fields worldwide through trusted, long-term partnerships that deliver lasting results and shared success.
Our goal is to be recognized as the company that redefines the sports experience—transforming every field, stadium, and arena into a space of inspiration, performance, and sustainability.
We create customized sports field solutions: design, construction and renovation, maintenance programs, technical consulting, and product distribution.

We look forward to partnering with clients to deliver reliable, sustainable, and cost-effective services that protect athletes, improve field conditions, and generate long-term community value.

WHAT SET US APART
SAFETY
FIRST
We engineer surfaces for safety, playability, and longevity.
INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Active members of the SFMA and GCSAA, contributing insights and innovations that advance professional sports turf standards.
COMMITMENT TO THE END RESULT
We honor our promises with ethics, speed, and discipline. The trust of our clients is our greatest trophy.
COMMUNITY-FOCUSED
We design programs that balance athlete safety, fiscal responsibility, and environmental stewardship
INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE AND EQUIPMENT
Decades of hands-on experience with advanced tools deliver consistent quality at scale.
SCIENCE-BASED AGRONOMY
Professional field evaluations and soil data analytics inform every recommendation.
OUR CLIENTS
PRO
TEAMS

SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES

EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES

SPORTS COMPLEXES & LEAGUES

GOLF
COURSES

PUBLIC
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 of 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

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.

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.

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.

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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