Kilmarnock and Livingston regularly come in for hefty criticisms of their plastic pitches.
However, now he's plying his trade in the MLS, Messi will need to reacquaint himself with plastic pitches. Six teams in America's top division have artificial surfaces, with many more in the USL Championship and further down the league structure.
There were fears that Messi could opt not to play in these games. But the player himself has dismissed any rumours, revealing he spent his younger days playing on such pitches. Of course, both Premiership teams have artificial surfaces and are the only two sides in Scotland's top flight not to utilise real grass pitches.
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