THE PREFERENCE OF FOREIGN-BASED (MIGRANT) PLAYERS OVER HOME-BASED PLAYERS IN THE SUPER EAGLES OF NIGERIA: A COLORATION OF ‘COLONIAL MENTALITY’ by JOSEPH OKECHUKWU NWOKE

“…There abound Nigerian players in the Nigeria Professional Football League and foreign leagues. The Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) is in charge of running football in Nigeria as it superintends over the Nigerian national football teams and recruit coaches. …”
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Comparative analysis of models of sports development management on example of football industry: international experience and russian peculiarities by Sh. M. Ramazanov

“…The author suggests possible directions of Russian football industry’s effectiveness and efficiency improvement which are: foundation of a unified center of management that would be in charge of professional football, increase of internal competition in Russian Football Premier League achieving both commercial and sports results. …”
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An Overview of Football Interpreting in Turkey: A Sample of Interview Analysis by Hasan Kutay Saba, Fatma Demiray Akbulut

“…The main data of this research consists of interview questions and answers received from professional football interpreters. This study not only aims to provide information, but also analyses the translator profile with real one-to-one interviews. …”
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Emergency response planning for sudden cardiac arrest in amateur football clubs in Germany (federal state Saarland) by Tim Meyer, Florian Egger, Ana Ukaj

“…Objective While emergency care for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is strictly regulated in professional football, the situation in amateur football is unclear. …”
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Leveraging the Chain on Goals Model in Football: Applications for Attack and Defensive Play by Blanca De-la-Cruz-Torres, Miguel Navarro-Castro, Anselmo Ruiz-de-Alarcón-Quintero

“…Additionally, it introduces four practical concepts to better understand player and team performance in Spain’s professional football leagues. Method: Data for the 2023/24 season were collected from Football Reference, covering both men’s (LaLiga) and women’s (LigaF) leagues. …”
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The Limited Impact of Running Performance on Football Success in the Turkish Super League by Spyridon Plakias, Sotiris Tasoulis, Angelos E. Kyranoudis, Christos Kokkotis, Serafeim Moustakidis

“…The conclusions highlight that running performance metrics are not decisive predictors of match outcomes in professional football. This suggests the importance of integrating tactical, technical, and psychological factors into team preparation and performance analysis. …”
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Evaluating the Functionality of a Field-Based Test Battery for the Identification of Risk for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: An Exploratory Factor Analysis by Charis Tsarbou, Nikolaos I. Liveris, Sofia A. Xergia, George Papageorgiou, Vasileios Sideris, Giannis Giakas, Elias Tsepis

“…This study investigates the interrelationships between elements of an experimental field-based test battery during pre-season assessment (PA), with the purpose of enhancing comprehension of the underlying structure of the assessed variables and suggesting guidelines for the tests incorporated in a PA. (2) Methods: Sixty-two professional football athletes performed a PA, including isometric muscle strength, triple hop and core stability tests, the LESS, and evaluation of landing performance through kinetic and electromyographic data. (3) Results: For the dominant lower limb, the factor analysis resulted in six factors, explaining 79.04% of the variance including core stability, ground reaction forces, dynamic balance, hamstrings strength, quadriceps–hamstring EMG ratio, and quadriceps performance. …”
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Th17 Cell Response in SOD1G93A Mice following Motor Nerve Injury by Allen Ni, Tao Yang, Nichole A. Mesnard-Hoaglin, Rafael Gutierrez, Evan B. Stubbs, Susan O. McGuire, Virginia M. Sanders, Kathryn J. Jones, Eileen M. Foecking, Junping Xin

“…An increased risk of ALS has been reported for veterans, varsity athletes, and professional football players. The mechanism underlying the increased risk in these populations has not been identified; however, it has been proposed that motor nerve injury may trigger immune responses which, in turn, can accelerate the progression of ALS. …”
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Characteristics of the Approximate-Optimal Training Indicators of Goalkeepers in Modern Football by Igor Doroshenko, Andrii Svatyev, Valerij Shamardin, Bogdan Khorkavyy, Daria Vaniuk, Eduard Doroshenko

“…In addition, the following indicators are critically important for the high-quality training of goalkeepers for professional football teams: morphometric parameters (height, limb length, weight, limb structure, muscle structure and ligament-articular apparatus), the level of development of leading motor abilities, manifestations of anticipatory reaction and subjective forecasting (anticipation of the flight of the ball, the moment and direction of the blow, the development of the game situation), physical fitness (general and special) and the pace of learning specific motor and technical-tactical actions of the goalkeeper.…”
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Optimizing Scanning in Youth Female Football: The Role of Verbal Instructions by Mirjam Hintermann, Michael Romann, Dennis Lüdin, Wolfgang Taube, Jörg Fuchslocher

“…Visual exploratory activity and practice design: Perceptions of experienced coaches in professional football academies. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 18(2), 370–381. https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541221122412 Hintermann, M., Romann, M., Schmid, J., Taube, W., & Fuchslocher, J. (2024). …”
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Within Satisfaction and Distress: Characterizing the First Cultural Transition of Young Talented Cameroonian Footballers by Boris Tachom Waffo, Denis Hauw

“…They struggled with psychological distress by shouldering the acculturation load and some professional football’s drifts in an environment which was not supportive enough, because it does not understand them. …”
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