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20 Ene The Five-substitution Option Enhances Teams’ Running Performance at High Speed in Football

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Introduction When football’s laws temporarily changed during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow five substitutions instead of three, the goal was simple: protect players in an overloaded competition schedule. But beyond injury prevention, did this new rule influence how teams performed on the pitch? A scientific study using...

19 Ago Distance Between Players During a Soccer Match: The Influence of Player Position

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When we talk about tactics, we often focus on formations, pressing strategies, or passing networks. But what about the simple question: how close do players really stay to each other during a match? This study analyzed player tracking data from 60 matches of LaLiga (first and...

24 Jun Asymmetries in Football: The Pass—Goal Paradox

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This study reveals why football teams often complete more passes in the first half but score more goals in the second. Discover how this pass–goal paradox impacts match tactics, performance planning, and in-game decision-making, using real LALIGA data from 2018/19....