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The complete book of soccer
\"The Complete Book of Soccer has ... hundreds of photographs; league and club profiles; player biographies; facts and statistics; coverage of all of the world's major championships; and much more\"-- Amazon.com.
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Correction: Possible requirement of executive functions for high performance in soccer
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201871.].
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A people's history of soccer
From England, France and Germany to Palestine, South Africa and Brazil, Correia reveals how the 'beautiful game' has been a powerful instrument of emancipation for workers, feminists, anti-colonialist activists, young people and protesters around the world. The author's history from below retraces the journeys of professionals, amateurs and enthusiasts alike. Countering the clichés about football fans, he dives into football countercultures born after the Second World War, from English hooligans to the ultras who played a central role in the 'Arab Spring'. And with chapters on anti-fascism, the women's game, and the rise in community-owned clubs, Correia reminds us that football can be a powerful social and political force as generous as it is subversive. --From publisher's description.
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A Qualitative Study on Complementary Training Strategies for Non-Starters in Soccer: Insights from an elite club into men's and women's teams
Milheiro et al examine the relationship between theory and practice, analyzing strategies used by five professional coaches to balance training loads among players with different playing times and their perceptions of these strategies, including advantages and disadvantages. The most commonly used criterion among the coaches for including players in compensatory training was 60 minutes of match time, although one coach mentioned 75 minutes as a threshold. Adjustments were made based on cumulative playing time or match intensity. Coaches identified three main compensatory training schedules: Match Day (MD) and 24 hours after the match (MD+1), preferred by professional teams; MD and 48 hours after the match (MD+2), more common in youth and semi-professional teams, incorporating additional exercises to compensate for match load; and 24 hours before the match (MD-1), MD, and MD+1 were applied during congested schedules, where nonstarters engaged in compensatory training across three sessions to minimize physical disparities. The content of compensatory training varied, but it consistently emphasized physical and technical aspects.
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The influence of place of sports training and date of birth on the professionalization of elite soccer players in Brazil
This study aimed to investigate the Effect of Relative Age (EIR) and the Effect of Place of Birth (ELN) on the professionalisation of soccer players by conducting a comparative analysis of their place of birth, initiation, and professionalisation. The sample consisted of 1,101 male elite players from the Brasileirão Série A championship between 2018 and 2021. The players' birthdates were analysed by month and grouped into quartiles. The results confirmed the EIR, as a higher percentage of players were born in the first quarter of the year: Q1 (Jan-Mar) 34%, Q2 (Apr-Jun) 29%, Q3 (Jul-Sep) 22%, and Q4 (Oct-Dec) 15%. These findings indicate a significant overrepresentation of older players (Q1) compared to younger ones (Q4). Regarding ELN, birthplace distribution was compared with the general population across different community sizes. The results (Table 2) confirmed that players tend to come from large metropolitan areas (cities with over 5,000,000 inhabitants), which accounted for 19.3% of the players. Interestingly, players from small towns (fewer than 49,999 inhabitants) represented 17.9%, even though such towns make up 40.4% of Brazilian municipalities. A migration trend was also observed in initiation cities (CI) and professional cities (CP), favouring high-density urban centres. In CI, 24.4% of players trained in cities with more than 5,000,000 inhabitants. In CP, this percentage increased to 28.5%, concentrated in just two cities. The data suggest that players tend to relocate to urban centres with populations exceeding 1,000,000, where Brazil's major soccer clubs are located, particularly in the Southeast and South regions. This study provides a new mapping of the profile of Brazilian soccer players, identifying their regions of origin and the development of their professional careers.
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Comparison of external load during differing microcycle structures across two competitive seasons in elite female Portuguese soccer players
Soccer microcycles involve varying numbers of training sessions and matches each week, which can influence load distribution. Understanding the exact distribution may allow appropriate planning of load for players. Thus, this study aimed to: (1) compare accumulated load between three and four training session plus a match weeks across two consecutive seasons in elite female soccer players, and (ii) compare the training/match ratio (TMr) of external load. Twenty players participated in the study. During the study period, data from 10 players in each season were analysed. The microcycle structure of the first season included three training sessions (3dW) and a match per week, while the microcycle structure of the second season included four training sessions (4dW) plus a match per week. The following measures were used for analysis: duration, total distance, high-speed running distance (HSR, >15 km/h), number of accelerations (ACC, >1-2 m.s· [АСС1]; >2-3 m.s? [ACC2]; >3-4 m.s? [ACC3]: >4 m.s? [ACC4]) and decelerations (DEC, < 1-2 m.s\" [DECI]; < 2-3 m.s? [DEC2];< 3-4 ms\" [DEC3];< 4 m.s? [DEC4]). The accumulated load was calculated by summing key metrics for all training and match sessions, while TMr was calculated by dividing the accumulated load by match data. The main results showed that with the exception for АССА and DEC4, all variables showed meaningful differences (р < 0.05). Specifically, only total distance was higher in 3dW than 4dW (р = 0.007), while the remaining variables were higher during 4dW. Moreover, all TMr were higher in 4dW than За\\ (р < 0.001 for all variables with the exception of ACC4 and DEC4). As expected, this study showed that adding one training session per week increased accumulated load and TMr for several key variables. However, it was not possible to determine 1f that increased load improved soccer performance considering physical output and injury risk, which should be considered in future research.
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Futbolera : a history of women and sports in Latin America
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