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PHILADELPHIA - FIFA has reiterated that the Womens World Cup will be played on artificial grass in Canada but acknowledges that some surfaces may need to be replaced.Tatjana Haenni, FIFAs head of womens competitions, told a FIFA Live Your Goals Tour news conference Friday that the artificial turf is being tested to make sure it meets standards.We know that Vancouver is an issue, Haenni said of B.C. Place Stadium, which will host the World Cup final among other games. We had some players commenting on that, also from the German national team who have played an international friendly there recently who made some comments.So obviously all those fields will be looked at and theres a potential that some of those fields will have to be changed.There is no plan to go to grass, however, she repeated.The 24-country tournament runs June 6 to July 5 in Moncton, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Vancouver.A group of elite womens players has launched a complaint in the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, alleging that forcing women to play on an artificial surface while the men play their showcase tournament on grass is discriminatory.That complaint, launched against FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association, is currently before the tribunal.FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke met with players before the recent Ballon DOr presentation in Zurich.The topic should be over by now, said Haenni, noting FIFAs repeated statements that the tournament will go ahead as planned on artificial turf.I also think by now, and I think some players said it as well, at one points theres a time where you need to focus on football and on the event, she added. All those teams and players and coaches want to win that Womens World Cup ... Theres a certain time where you need to focus and you need to accept certain environmental or infrastructural conditions, whatever it is.The World Cup, she stressed, can lead to improved funding, sponsorship and exposure to the womens game.i really hope at one point we can go to those positive messages and forget the turf discussion.Haenni said she is confident that the Canada in 2015 will follow the past trend of each World Cup improving over the last.The players just get better. Theres no way to stop that so the games will be better. Im also convinced because the media coverage, the requests we have had so far have really been tremendous. Follow @NeilMDavidson on Twitter Destockage Nike Air Max . And though his comeback night didnt quite go to script, Bryant couldnt help reflecting on the work necessary to get back on that court -- and all the months of steady labour ahead to reclaim his game. 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Citing an unnamed person, Buffalos WGRZ-TV first named Milstein as an ownership candidate earlier in the day. The Bills, last valued at $870 million, will be put on the market following the death of owner Ralph Wilson in March. The sale process wont begin until Wilsons estate hires an investment banking firm to put an updated value on the franchise and oversee negotiations. New York City developer Donald Trump and Bills Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly have already expressed interest in buying the team. The family of Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs hasnt ruled out becoming involved in an ownership group. And New Jersey rocker Jon Bon Jovi has been linked to -- but has no formal ties -- with Toronto-based developer Larry Tanenbaum, who is interested in purchasing an NFL franchise and moving it to Toronto. Milstein has previous sports ownership ties to the NHLs New York Islanders and made a failed bid to purchase the NFLs Washington Redskins. 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Some owners said he was using too much borrowed money to finance the deal, while others worried that he would be a maverick owner because of his contentious stewardship of the Islanders. The Redskins were eventually sold to Milsteins junior partner Dan Snyder. Milstein filed and lost a $20 million arbitration grievance accusing Snyder of breaching their joint ownership agreement. Wilsons widow, Mary Wilson, has taken over as the Bills controlling owner until the franchise is sold. There is no shortage of other potential candidates. Erie County deputy executive Richard Tobe has said hes been approached by as many as 10 groups interested in the Bills. The Bills are essentially locked into playing at Ralph Wilson Stadium through the 2019 season because of a strict non-relocation clause included in a 10-year lease agreement reached with the state and county in December 2012. The Bills would incur a $400 million penalty by even broaching the prospect of moving during the leases term. There is a one-time exception that would allow the Bills to break the lease for just under $28.4 million in 2020. "They cant even plan to break this lease without being in breach," said Tobe, who represented the county in negotiations. Tobe added the lease essentially prevents the Bills estate from selling the team to any group considering relocating the team before 2023. ' ' '