Join us at the next II FSI-Real Betis Conference on High Performance in Soccer next September 9th and 10th live and online from the Benito Villamarín Stadium, and you will be able to enjoy 30 top-level talks like this one, as well as round tables,...

Fooball Science Institute expands in Belgium with the Club Cercle Brugge KSV as a new Educational Partner. The historic Belgian club, founded in 1899 and currently active in the Belgian Pro League thus establishes a professional alliance with the FSI in order to promote Science...

1. The Potential Role of Hamstring Extensibility on Sagittal Pelvic Tilt, Sagittal Spinal Curves and Recurrent Low Back Pain in Team Sports Players: A Gender Perspective Analysis. Cejudo A, Centenera-Centenera JM, Santonja-Medina F. Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Murcia, Spain Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021...

1. Match-related physical performance in professional soccer: Position or player specific? Altmann S, Forcher L, Ruf L, Beavan A, Groß T, Lussi P, Woll A, Härtel S TSG ResearchLab gGmbH, Zuzenhausen, Germany PLoS One. 2021 Sep 10;16(9):e0256695. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256695 This study examined official match data from the 2019/20 German...

1. Higher risk of ACL rupture in amateur football compared to professional football: 5-year results of the 'Anterior cruciate ligament-registry in German football' Szymski D et al Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Centre Regensburg, Germany Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2021 Sep 15. doi: 10.1007/s00167-021-06737-y This study analyzes...

  Fatigue is a complex mechanism involving both physiological and psychological fatigue. Mental fatigue (MF) is a psychobiological state caused by prolonged periods of demanding cognitive activity shown to negatively influence physical performance, although it is under-investigated in soccer. In a series of counterbalanced, crossover randomized...

At FSI Football, we know that there is nothing better than first-hand experience, that's why we'd like to share our intern's experience at one of our partner clubs. What do you say? ...

Worst case scenarios (WCS) are the most intense physical activities experienced during match-play and they are analyzed via shorter match periods in different time windows (commonly, from 1’ to 10’). WCS are mainly used for establishing benchmarks for designing drills that are believed to reproduce...

1. Strength training in professional soccer: effects on short-sprint and jump performance. Nuñez J, Suarez-Arrones L, de Hoyo M, Loturco I University of Pablo de Olavide of Sevilla, Spain & Football Science Institute Int J Sports Med. 2021 Sep 24. doi: 10.1055/a-1653-7350 The aim of this meta-analysis was to...

The Portuguese club, currently in the process of sports development and with ambitions to rise to the top category, will rely on FSI for the training and counsel of its coaches in the areas of physical performance and health. In addition, FSI graduate students will...