Injuries affect team performance negatively in professional football: an 11-year follow-up of the UEFA Champions League injury study

Structured PICO

Do injuries affect team performance in male professional football?

Population

Male professional football teams in the UEFA Champions League

Intervention

Injuries

Outcome

Team performance in league play and European cups

Injuries negatively impact team performance in professional football, emphasizing the importance of injury prevention.

Abstract

Injuries had a significant influence on performance in the league play and in European cups in male professional football. The findings stress the importance of injury prevention to increase a team's chances of success.

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Hägglund et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c981efefeb5036da89cdf3 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092215

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