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The positional demands of explosive actions in elite soccer: Comparison of English Premier League and French Ligue 1

Ryland Morgans
1
,
Wonwoo Ju
2
,
John Radnor
1
,
Piotr Zmijewski
3, 4
,
Ben Ryan
5
,
Chris Haslam
5
,
Matthew King
5
,
Ronan Kavanagh
6
,
Rafael Oliveira
7, 8

  1. School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
  2. High Performance Group, Korea Football Association, Republic of Korea
  3. Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, 00-809 Warsaw, Poland
  4. Research and Development Center Legia Lab, Legia Warszawa, Poland
  5. Brentford FC Football Research Centre, Brentford FC, London, UK
  6. Football Performance Hub, Institute of Coaching and Performance, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
  7. Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health and Human Development, 5001–801 Vila Real, Portugal
  8. Sports Science School of Rio Maior – Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, 2040–413 Rio Maior, Santarém District, Portugal
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):81–87
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139083
Online publish date: 2024/05/24
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