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With the recent development in playing time I thought it would be interesting to see the average duration of matches during the current or last completed season. 52,4% of matches are over 100 minutes. 

This study aimed to compare the significant turning demands of English Premier League soccer match play relative to playing position using LiDAR technology.

This study aims to provide information to improve the performance of athletes comparing the effects of carbohydrate–electrolyte intake before and during exercise on metabolism and performance in soccer players.

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 explore the changes in physical performance by playing position throughout professional soccer match-play.

The This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between physical demands, skin temperature, and well‐being status in 30 Spanish professional football players over a 12‐week competitive period. 

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:

Effective playing time has been debated as a topic of major concern in football. Thus, the current experimental study aimed to investigate the effects of effective playing time on technical-tactical and physical match parameters in football.

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of autoregulating strength training volume based on an objective (external load match performance) vs. a subjective (self-selected) method in professional footballers.

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 effects of strength training on muscle strength imbalance are unclear in professional soccer players. As a result, this study examined the effects of an 8-week strength training program comprising eccentric emphasized prone leg curl adjusted according to the individual strength imbalance status.

This study aimed to evaluate external load based on distance and accelerometry measures in six different microcycle schedules with congested (CW2, CW3, and CW4) and regular weeks (RW4, RW5, and RW6) in professional soccer players.

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 purpose was to compare the locomotor demands of several ball/running drills with the official match peak, demands determined across different time-windows of the same duration in top-class male soccer players.

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a 4-week detraining period on the neuromuscular performance of highly trained soccer players.

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 effects of in-season sprint training vs. Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) training on risk factors for hamstring strain injuries (HSI).

This study aimed to analyze the locomotion activity of elite-level soccer players throughout the weekly microcycle by playing position, and compare the training-load (TL) behavior in relation tomatch-play in absolute and relative (meters or events per minute) terms.

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 aims to propose a three-level model of factors contributing to YYIR2 performance, based on the investigation of relationships with aerobic endurance, repeated sprint ability (RSA), and the linear and change-of-direction (COD) variables.

The purpose was to examine the association between the programming of days off (ie, no pitch training, days off feet) within turnarounds of varying length and injury rate in elite soccer.

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 running demands of professional youth soccer players in congested periods according to their specific playing positions.

Relative Age Effects (RAEs) appear largely throughout youth soccer. However, little is known about how RAEs at youth levels can impact transition at senior levels.

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: