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May 3, 2013British Journal of Sports Medicine830 citationsOpen Access

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

MHMartin HägglundMWMarkus WaldénHMHenrik Magnusson

Structured PICO

Do injuries affect team performance in male professional football?

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Population
Male professional football teams in the UEFA Champions League
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Intervention
Injuries
O
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. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c981efefeb5036da89cdf3https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092215
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