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19 Jun The Higher the Intensity, the More Football Becomes a Deceleration Game

Posted at 10:17h in Research

Football loves acceleration. Sprints.Explosive runs.Maximum speed.High-speed distance. But our data show something that should change the conversation: At medium intensity, players accelerate more than they decelerate.At high intensity, the game flips. At high intensity, football becomes dominated by deceleration. Not slightly. Clearly. Across professional players: High intensity total: +61% more decelerations than accelerations High...

17 Nov Do Black Players Really Run More? A Scientific Examination of a Long-Standing Football Myth

Posted at 14:02h in Research

Last Thursday, during a guest lecture I gave at Stanford University’s “Science of MythBusters” course, we explored how scientific reasoning helps test long-standing beliefs by confronting them with rigorous data rather than intuition.A newly published study provides a clear example of this approach applied to...

24 Jul «Knowing a flag is red is not enough. What matters is why it was raised—and how heavy it is.»

Posted at 13:15h in Research

A multifactorial injury risk model developed by LALIGA’s Football Intelligence & Performance Area. Based on 18 weighted, evidence-based variables—including load metrics, genetics, recovery and match exposure—it offers a contextual scoring system to classify players as high, moderate or low risk before every match. Designed for...

10 Abr 10 Practical Lessons from LALIGA Science: How to Better Prevent Injuries in Professional Football

Posted at 17:58h in Research

How do professional football teams in LALIGA use science to reduce injuries? The Football Intelligence & Performance Area of LALIGA, in collaboration with leading universities, has published eight scientific studies using official match and training data. These studies identify key factors that influence injury risk in...

17 Oct Who Will Win LALIGA EA Sports 24/25? The Keys to Success According to a Scientific Study

Posted at 11:12h in Research

In the competitive world of professional football, the key to winning championships is not just talent or the intuition of coaches, but also data analysis. A scientific study, published in the International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport (https://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2020.1801201), revealed the key metrics that differentiate...

06 Sep Innovating Tactical Analysis: Measuring a Team’s Interior Play Potential with Advanced Space and Movement Tools

Posted at 12:30h in Research

In modern football, the concept of interior play has become fundamentally important. While wing play has historically been a dominant tactic, today’s most successful teams are those that can balance wing play with creating spaces in central areas. This balance is key to disorganizing opposing...

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