The principles of tactical formation identification in association football (soccer) — a survey by Hadi Sotudeh

“…This paper reviews the principles employed to identify team tactical formations in association football, covering over two decades of research based on event and tracking data. …”
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Association of player position and functional connectivity alterations in collegiate American football players: an fMRI study by Owen Griffith, Xiaoxiao Bai, Alexa E. Walter, Michael Gay, Jon Kelly, Wayne Sebastianelli, Linda Papa, Semyon Slobounov

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Association between the attentional network efficiency and change of direction speed ability in young male Indian footballers by Debabrata Chatterjee, Santi Ranjan Dasgupta, Santi Ranjan Dasgupta, Arkadeb Dutta, Arkadeb Dutta

“…Change of direction speed (CODS) is an essential motor ability required for rapid positional maneuvering in football. Although CODS lacks perceptual judgment and anticipatory elements of higher-level cognition, its connection with fundamental cognitive abilities cannot be undermined. …”
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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

“…Scanning, contextual factors, and association with performance in English Premier League footballers: An investigation across a season. …”
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The Influence of Domestic Players on the Success in National and International Competitions in Football by Michal Varmus, Pavol Boško, Roman Adámik, Dominika Toman, Zakaria Elkhwesky

“…The study draws the conclusion that clubs and associations should create opportunities for the domestic athletes in the matches to support their growth with positive effects on sport success, national pride, and fans’ satisfaction. …”
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Agonism and performance in adolescent football players in informal physical education settings by Sara Aliberti, Francesca D’Elia, Giuseppe Giardullo, Giuseppe Giardullo, Gaetano Raiola

“…The results showed that 70% of the football players displayed normal anxiety levels, with no significant differences across player positions. …”
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Severe Injuries of Former Portuguese Football Players: A Post-Career Burden? by Eduardo Teixeira, Carlos Silva, Félix Romero, Mauro Miguel, António Vicente

“…The most common injuries involve the knee (47.5%) and foot/ankle (17.2%), with the anatomical area of the knee as the most likely to require surgical intervention (60%). The association between tactical-positional status and the incidence of severe injuries is significant, with defenders sustaining less severe injuries throughout their careers. …”
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Fiscal Responsibility Strategy in Brazilian Football Clubs: A Dynamic Efficiency Analysis by Alexandro Barbosa, Marke Geisy da Silva Dantas, Yuri Gomes Paiva Azevedo, Victor Branco de Holanda

“…The results showed that the dynamic efficiency of the Brazilian football clubs is, on average, 80.62%. Finally, the results shown in the explanatory model suggest that the features of market structure and sporting factors have positive and significant associations with dynamic efficiency such as the size of the club, participation in the “Libertadores” Cup, access to a higher division and relegation to a lower division.…”
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Un autre football ? Catholiques et communistes italiens au tournant des années 1970 by Fabien Archambault

“…À la fin des années 1960 s’affirme en Italie un autre football, dit de loisir, se voulant récréatif et non plus orienté par les exigences de la compétition. …”
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Mpox in sports: A comprehensive framework for anticipatory planning and risk mitigation in football based on lessons from COVID-19 by Karim Chamari, Helmi Ben Saad, Wissem Dhahbi, Jad Washif, Abdelfatteh El Omri, Piotr Zmijewski, Ismail Dergaa

“…We propose innovative risk assessment methods using global positioning system tracking and machine learning for contact analysis, alongside tailored testing and hygiene protocols. …”
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Assessing Nutritional Knowledge and Physical Health Among Football Players: A Pilot Study from Three Sports Clubs in Western Romania by Gabriel Roberto Marconi, Brigitte Osser, Gyongyi Osser, Caius Calin Miuța, Csongor Toth, Viorel Petru Ardelean, Anca Dicu, Corina Dalia Toderescu, Laura Ioana Bondar

“…Background: Football players require optimal nutrition and physical fitness to enhance their performance and maintain their health. …”
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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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The Importance of Upper Body Strength Testing and Training For Performance of High-Intensity Actions in Professional Soccer Players: A Survey Exploring Perceptions and Current Prac... by Ivan Curovic, David Grecic, David Rhodes, Jill Alexander, Damian James Harper

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Culture as a dimension of country brand: the highs and lows of Brazil’s brand image by Fabiana Gondim Mariutti, Mirna de Lima Medeiros

“…Thus, after focus group and thematic analyses exploring and interpreting the findings, Brazil was perceived as having a ‘diverse and positive culture’. The most surprising finding concerns the participants’ awareness of the diversity of associations with Brazil’s brand image. …”
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BRICS Countries in Political Consciousness of Russian Citizens by S. Yu. Belokonev, T. V. Evgenieva, V. V. Titov, Z. R. Usmanova

“…It is remarkable that the perception of the BRICS countries by the majority of respondents is primarily influenced by implicit factors which manifest in appeal to stereotypes and associations (India – cinema, Brazil – football, etc.). …”
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At what cycle threshold level are dogs able to detect SARS-CoV-2 in humans? by Víctor M Vidal-Martínez, Juan Manuel Mancilla-Tapia, Lilia C Soler-Jiménez, Iván Velázquez-Abunader, Matilde Jiménez-Coello, Antonio Ortega-Pacheco, David Hernández-Mena

“…This variability likely depends on the viral load of infected people, which may be closely associated with physiological changes in infected patients. …”
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