First here, at the left ankle of number 3's left foot. Looks like a clump of grass coming up.
http://www.operationsports.com/views...no=45&outof=52
And here at the feet of the players on the bottom left of the picture.
http://www.operationsports.com/views...no=50&outof=52
I never noticed degradation in this detail before. I could be wrong. What say you?