Acute Bilateral Posterior Meniscal Root Tears in the Setting of a Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture by Adam V. Daniel, Shayne R. Kelly, Patrick A. Smith

“…The following case report demonstrates a high school football player who sustained a noncontact knee injury while performing a spin move at practice. …”
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Mega-events and the climate: what’s the game? by David Gogishvili, Martin Müller

“… Introduction: The Olympics and the Men's Football World Cup are both significant carbon emitters, yet they hold potential for raising awareness and driving action on climate change (Chalip, 2006; Martiskainen & Sovacool, 2021). …”
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Open Literacy: Helen of Troy, Richard Hoggart, Phonic Wars, Greta Thunberg by Hartley John

“…Videogames are now a political football, both in the US (where they’re blamed for gun crime) and in China (where they’re blamed for childhood myopia). …”
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Soil Contamination with Toxocara Eggs in Public Schools in Rural Areas of Southern Thailand by Nonthapan Phasuk, Ratee Kache, Kanjana Thongtup, Saowalee Boonmuang, Chuchard Punsawad

“…At each site, ten soil samples were collected from the following five types of locations: (1) playgrounds, (2) football fields, (3) sidewalks, (4) schoolyards, and (5) areas around cafeterias. …”
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Coral Reef Degradation Due to ‘Ship Grounding' in Indonesia: Case Study of Ship Aground in Bangka-Belitung Waters by Mother Vessel MV Lyric Poet by Idris Idris, Neviaty P. Zamani, Suharsono Suharsono, Fakhrurrozi Fakhrurrozi

“…Corals are damaged with a total area of 13.540m2; equivalent to twice that of an international football field. Diversity of hard coral found as many as 49 species included in the CITES-Appendix II. …”
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Sport-Specific AMCaMP: New Modular Tools for Measuring Adolescent Self-Confidence In Sport-Specific Movement by Keith H. May, William C. Espinoza, Andrew A. Guccione

“… # Results Based on sample sizes, Bartlett's Test of Sphericity, and Kaiser-Myer-Olkin measures, nine modules (baseball, softball, basketball, football, gymnastics, cheerleading, soccer, ballet, and swimming) were deemed suitable for factor analysis. …”
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Adolescent Fat Embolism Syndrome after Closed Tibial Shaft Fracture: Treatment with Emergent External Fixation by Dillon C. O’Neill, Graham J. Dekeyser, Alexander J. Mortensen, Christopher A. Makarewich

“…An adolescent male developed fat embolism syndrome 24 hours after sustaining a closed right tibial shaft fracture in a football game. The patient was treated with emergent external fixator application due to declining respiratory and mental status and experienced swift recovery after stabilization. …”
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Sport-related concussion in Brazilian professional soccer: A four-year prospective epidemiological analysis by Guilherme Corrêa de Araújo Moury Fernandes, Ewerton Borges de Souza Lima, Paulo Henrique Schmidt Lara, Ana Camila de Castro Gandolfi, Jorge Roberto Pagura, Gustavo Gonçalves Arliani, Moisés Cohen

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Construction of an evaluation indicator system for the integrated development of sports, culture and tourism based on tourist perceptions by Yudong Tang, Jianying Li, Cheng Xing

“…Abstract Through a literature review, expert interviews, questionnaires, and statistical methods, this study constructs an evaluation index system and calculates the score for the integrated development of sports, culture, and tourism at sports event venues, specifically the Hemei Rural Football Super League (“Village Super League”) in Rongjiang, Guizhou. …”
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Investigating The Influence of Conformity and Fanaticism on Bullying Dynamics by Agus Mulyana, Anwar Supenawinata, Muhamad Fasha Kurnia

“…Therefore, this research aimed to investigate the influence of conformity and fanaticism on incidents of bullying among supporters of the Persib Bandung football team. A quantitative causality approach was used, with data analysis executed through multiple regression to obtain 349 respondents. …”
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Economical aspect of Turkish sports federations before and after gaining autonmy (the case of Voleyball Federation of Turkey) by Bülent Fısekcıoglu, Ezgi Ertuzun

“…Federations use several methods in order to be financially autonomous and self-sufficientorganizations. In this respect, Football Federation and federations in Europe which have the experience ofautonomy constitute a model and it is observed that they are successful in this point.…”
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The Concept of Fiesta in Spanish National and Cultural Vision of the World by E. V. Astakhova

“…The research determines such Spanish extralinguistic realities as corrida, tertulia, movida, botellon, indignados, analyses the role of the theater, of "coffee culture", of football and other phenomenons in social life and cognitive space of Spaniards. …”
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La Lutte des classes face à l'internationalisme sportif. by Lorenzo Jalabert D'Amado

“…The country, which had won a few years back the football gold at Colombes (1924) and Amsterdam (1928) Olympic Games, already enjoyed a solid reputation in this sport. …”
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Author Correction: Locomotor performance parameters as predictors of high-performing male soccer teams. A multiple-season study on professional soccer by Piotr Makar, Rabiu Muazu Musa, Rui Miguel Silva, Jarosław Muracki, Robert Trybulski, Emre Altundağ, Murat Altaca, Wacław Kuczmik, Rafał Studnicki, Zeki Akyildiz

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Hip and Groin Injury Prevention in Elite Athletes and Team Sport – Current Challenges and Opportunities by Steven M. Short, Cameron W. MacDonald, Donald Strack

“…Field and court-based sports such as basketball, football, hockey, soccer, among others, require explosive multiplanar movement in single stance and high-speed change of direction. …”
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An Apparent Achilles Heel of the NFL: Have Achilles Tendon Injuries Significantly Increased to Unacceptably High Incidence Levels in the NFL and if so, why? A Clinical Insight by Timothy E Hewett, Chad D Lavender, Andrew L Schaver

“…Many if not most of us watched in utter disbelief and horror last September 11th as Aaron Rogers, the newly acquired $75 million dollar quarterback with the New York Jets just 4 snaps into the new season, suffered an Achilles Tendon ruptures (ATR) in his inaugural game on nationally televised Monday Night Football with his new and excited team and demanding fanbase. …”
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Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum from Running Sprints by Joseph W. Turban

“…A case of SPM is presented in a 15-year-old male, who complained of throat pain and dyspnea while running sprints at football practice. Workup revealed SPM, and he was subsequently admitted and treated conservatively. …”
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The public reception of the Research Assessment Exercise 1996. by Julian Warner

“…Different themes are distinguished in the public reception of the RAE: the spatial distribution of research; the organisation of universities; disciplinary differences in understanding; a perceived conflict between research and teaching; the development of a culture of accountability; and analogies with the organisation of professional football. In conclusion, it is suggested that the RAE and its effects can be more fully considered from the perspective of scholarly communication and understandings of the development of knowledge than it has been by previous contributions in information science, which have concentrated on the possibility of more efficient implementation of existing processes. …”
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Beyond the Hit: The Hidden Costs of Repetitive Head Trauma by Sikandar Khan, Lora Talley

“…This review synthesizes research that examines the effects of sports-related head trauma, particularly in football, on cognitive functioning. Post-mortem analyses of players across all positions have revealed neuropathological evidence of CTE, including a distinct reduction in hippocampal volume. …”
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Rio de Janeiro residents’ perceptions of the 2016 Olympics in the pre-games period by Deborah Moraes Zouain, Paola Lohmann, Kaarina Virkki, Douglas Michele Turco, Gabriela De Laurentis Cardoso

“…Between 2014 and 2016, Rio de Janeiro hosted two mega sport events – the Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup and the Olympic Games – which generated changes in the city. …”
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