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05 Oct Injuries in Female Soccer Players A Prospective Study in the German National League

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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Soccer is a very popular sport and since the first women’s soccer world championship (China, 1991), women’s soccer has grown tremendously worldwide. In addition to this growing interest and the increase in the number of professional female soccer players and competitions around the world,...

30 Sep An Interview with Francesco Della Villa

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18 Sep FSI and Real Betis Balompié announce educational partnership

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Real Betis and FSI sign an agreement to promote scientific research in sport. Real Betis Balompié and Football Science Institute have signed a collaboration agreement for scientific purposes. The green-white Club and FSI, the most influential community of science professionals in football, will be able to...

14 Sep Dribbling speed predicts goal-scoring success in a soccer training game

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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK The best attacking and most expensive players in professional soccer are those that can score a substantial number of goals. Identifying those traits that may predict goal scoring success should be of immense interest to players, coaches, talent scouts, and professional soccer clubs (Ali,...

08 Sep Croatian Story at the World Cup

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07 Sep New partnership agreement between Football Science Institute and FC Basel

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The FC BASEL 1893 and Football Science Institute sign a strategic agreement of sport scientific collaboration to generate and coordinate activities between both institutions. With this agreement, the prestigious FC BASEL 1893 Club and FSI, the global platform of professionals, teachers, and experts for the development...

02 Sep Influence of night soccer matches on sleep in elite players

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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Soccer players perform several night-time matches under floodlights (e.g., 20:45 for UEFA Champions League; 22:00 for Spanish League) throughout a usual soccer season, which may have consequences for both sleep quality and recovery. After an evening match, players fall asleep later, time in bed...

03 Aug Match congestion in an elite football club: Effects on performance, recovery and injury

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03 Aug Lessons learned from the ACWR case and how to move on

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30 Jul Strong correlation of maximal squat strength with sprint performance and vertical jump height in elite soccer players

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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Sprint efforts represent up to 11% of the total distance covered in an official soccer match, which corresponds to 0.5–3.0% of effective playing time (Bangsbo et al., 1991; Reilly and Thomas, 1976; O’Donoghue, 2001). In addition, soccer players execute ~50 turns per game, comprising...