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28 May Association Between the COL5A1 rs12722 Genotype and the Prevalence of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture in Professional Football Players

Posted at 13:41h in Paper

Anterior cruciate ligament injuries remain one of the most disruptive events in elite football. They are rare, but when they occur, they change careers, squad planning, and season outcomes. This study explored whether a specific genetic variant, the COL5A1 rs12722 genotype, is linked to ACL...

13 May Analyzing Positional and Temporal Variations in Worst-Case Scenario Demands in Professional Spanish Soccer

Posted at 13:33h in Paper

Football matches are not decided by averages. They are decided by short, intense moments. These moments push players to their physical limits. This study focuses exactly on those moments. The worst-case scenarios of match play. The research analysed one full season of LALIGA. Every team. Every...

03 May Hamstring Strain Injury Patterns in Spanish Professional Male Football (Soccer): A Systematic Video Analysis of 78 Match Injuries

Posted at 12:47h in Paper

Hamstring injuries are not random events. They follow patterns. Patterns that repeat across seasons, teams and tactical contexts. This study analysed 78 observable hamstring strain injuries that occurred during official LALIGA matches across two consecutive seasons. Using systematic video analysis, the objective was clear: to define...

29 Abr Offside Control: A pitch control parameter to evaluate the offside performance of soccer teams

Posted at 13:40h in Paper

Offside is usually judged in black and white. Onside or offside. Correct or incorrect. This study shows that reality is far more nuanced. The paper introduces a new concept called Offside Control. It measures how much real attacking threat a team creates behind the defensive line, not...

29 Abr Use of the playing systems in Spanish professional football leagues in relation to situational variables

Posted at 13:26h in Paper

Modern football is not played with a single fixed formation. This study confirms it with real competition data from Spanish professional football. More than 5,000 matches from LaLiga EA Sports and LaLiga Hypermotion were analysed across three full seasons. The objective was simple. To understand...

28 Abr Acceleration-speed profiles in LaLiga: the influence of initial running speed and differences between positional roles in elite football players

Posted at 13:09h in Paper

Modern football is not decided by how fast players run, but by how they accelerate. This study changes how acceleration should be understood, monitored, and trained in elite football. The key message is simple. Acceleration cannot be separated from the speed at which it starts. The...