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As previous literature updates, I have performed a PubCrawler search looking for football articles in NCBI Medline (PubMed) and GenBank databases. 

Following studies were retrieved for this week:

The aim of the study was to determine the between-match and between-halves match variability of various Global Positioning System (GPS) variables and metabolic power average (MPA) in competitions, based on the match results obtained by professional soccer players over a full season.

The purpose of this study was to examine to what extent the physical match performance of professional soccer players is both position and player specific.

As previous literature updates, I have performed a PubCrawler search looking for football articles in NCBI Medline (PubMed) and GenBank databases. 

Following studies were retrieved for this week:

The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of match location, quality of opposition and match outcome on match running performance according to playing position in a Portuguese professional football team.

Accelerations (ACC) and decelerations (DEC) are important actions in soccer. We aimed to investigate whether ACC and DEC were good indicators of the variation of training loads. Changes in the training load were monitored during two different selected weeks (considered a “low week” and a “heavy week”) during the in-season.

As previous literature updates, I have performed a PubCrawler search looking for football articles in NCBI Medline (PubMed) and GenBank databases. 

Following studies were retrieved for this week:

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to analyse the influence of young soccer players’ perception of their coach’s autonomy-supportive and controlling behaviours on the satisfaction and frustration of their basic psychological needs (BPN) and sport commitment.

The aims of this cross-sectional study were to assess the perceived and desired parental involvement by children and to examine their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with any specific behaviour.

As previous literature updates, I have performed a PubCrawler search looking for football articles in NCBI Medline (PubMed) and GenBank databases. 

Following studies were retrieved for this week:

The present study compared the effects of performing the lateral squat exercise in three different formats from eccentric overload training on concentric/eccentric peak/mean power and inter-limb asymmetries in young soccer players.

The main purpose of the current study was to compare the within-season variations of workload, training duration, acute/chronic workload ratio (ACWR), training monotony and training strain (TS) through session rating perceived exertion (s-RPE) between starters and non-starters.

As previous literature updates, I have performed a PubCrawler search looking for football articles in NCBI Medline (PubMed) and GenBank databases. 

Following studies were retrieved for this week:

The objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of a fascial therapy and strength training program, combined with kinesiotaping, in improving ankle range of motion, pain, strength and stability in footballers with recurrent sprains.

This study aimed to examine whether menstrual cycle affects body composition and bioimpedance vector analysis (BIVA) patterns, jumping and sprinting ability and flexibility in elite soccer players.

Thanks to a friend I was able to attend the UEFA Champions League match Wolfsburg vs. Sevilla and I recorded the warm-ups of the teams.

Below are parts from Sevilla FC.

The purpose of this study was to assess neuromuscular performance capabilities over an in-season mesocycle in early career professional soccer players and examine the relationship with training workload.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks of core stability based corrective exercises, on gait parameters in elite soccer players diagnosed with middle crossed syndrome.

As previous literature updates, I have performed a PubCrawler search looking for football articles in NCBI Medline (PubMed) and GenBank databases. 

Following studies were retrieved for this week:

This study aimed to compare the match running performance between bottom (BR)- and top-ranked (TopR) teams (4 each) in professional soccer players over the 2020 season of the Brazilian National 2nd Division League. This study verified the independent and interactive effects of playing position and contextual factors on running outputs between these teams.

This study aimed to compare the match running performance between bottom- and top-ranked teams (4 each) in  professional soccer players over the 2020 season of the Brazilian National 2nd Division League. This study verified the independent and interactive effects of playing position and contextual factors on running outputs between these teams.

As previous literature updates, I have performed a PubCrawler search looking for football articles in NCBI Medline (PubMed) and GenBank databases. 

Following studies were retrieved for this week:

This study aimed to report possible anthropometrical and physical performance differences between youth soccer players with different maturity status and to report the coaches’ expectations, hypothesizing that coaches would expect more from players with advanced maturity.

This study analyzed the influence of the coaches’ encouragement on the mental and physical load in soccer practices.

As previous literature updates, I have performed a PubCrawler search looking for football articles in NCBI Medline (PubMed) and GenBank databases. 

Following studies were retrieved for this week: