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Relationship between aerobic performance and match running performance in elite soccer players including playing position and contextual factors

Jakub Kryściak
1
,
Tomas Maly
2, 3
,
Maciej Tomczak
4
,
Toni Modric
5, 6
,
James Malone
7
,
František Zahálka
2
,
Christian Clarup
3
,
Kirk Phillips
3
,
Marcin Andrzejewski
1

  1. Department of Physiology, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poznań, Poland
  2. Sport Research Center, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
  3. Department of Performance, AC Sparta Praha, Prague, Czechia
  4. Department of Psychology, Poznań University of Physical Education, Poznan, Poland
  5. Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Split, Croatia
  6. High Performance Sport Center, Croatian Olympic Committee, Zagreb, Croatia
  7. Malone Performance LTD, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Biol Sport. 2026;43:213–225
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2026.153311
Online publish date: 2025/08/29
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