Running Performance of Soccer Players During Matches in the 2018 FIFA World Cup: Differences Among Confederations by Quan Tuo, Lei Wang, Guohu Huang, Hengliang Zhang, Hongyou Liu

“…Results showed that the differences in the match running performance of UEFA and CONMEBOL players were trivial (ES between 0.04 and 0.14); players from AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF covered less total distance (ES between 0.26 and 0.54), spent less playing time, and covered less distance in jogging and low-speed running (ES between 0.20 and 0.53), whereas they spent more time walking (ES between 0.27 and 0.41) as compared with players from UEFA and CONMEBOL; top speed achieved, number of sprints made, and time spent and distance covered in the moderate- and high-speed running intensity zones by players from all confederations were similar (ES between 0.01 and 0.15), with an exception that high-speed-running distance covered by CONCACAF players was less than that by CAF players (2.0 ± 1.5 m/min vs. 2.3 ± 1.7 m/min, ES = 0.23, ±90% CL: ±0.21).…”
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Relationship between fitness level and injury status among Pahang State female football players / Helmi Farhakim Mat Noor by Mat Noor, Helmi Farhakim

“…There were many major big competitions such as World cup, EURO and Concacaf Cup. But all the major event only focus on male competition rather than female. …”
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Comparativa de los goles marcados a balón parado durante la Eurocopa y la Copa América 2021 by Diego Muriarte Solana, Francisco Gallardo Mármol, Ignacio Grande Rodríguez, Manuel Barba Ruiz, Juan Hernández Lougedo, Adrián Martín-Castellanos

“…Los resultados no mostraron diferencias significativas, salvo en la altura del pase (con un número superior al esperado en el pase medio y en la COPA) y en la confederación del club al que pertenecía el goleador (la mayoría de los jugadores que marcaron pertenecían a la UEFA en la EURO y a la CONCACAF en la COPA). Estos resultados podrían sugerir una influencia europea en las jugadas a balón parado debido a los recientes éxitos en competiciones internacionales y podrían ser útiles para que los entrenadores y analistas amplíen la información sobre los rivales.…”
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