Match performance comparison in top English soccer leagues

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 526-532

  Di Salvo, V ^a,b   Pigozzi, F ^a   Gonzalez Haro C ^c   Laughlin, M S ^d   De Witt, J K ^d  

^a University of Rome Foro Italicoo   (Italy)

^b ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence   (Qatar)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

leagues comparison; match analysis; physical performance; player position; soccer; specific training

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SOCCER; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING; ARTICLE;

ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ENGLAND; HUMANS; RUNNING; SOCCER; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84878795919     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1327660     Document Type: Article

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