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The loading impact of training and match-play on non-contact muscle injuries in elite male soccer players. A seasonal analysis

Ryland Morgans
1, 2
,
Rafael Oliveira
3, 4
,
Mauro Mandorino
5, 6
,
Piotr Zmijewski
7, 8
,
Ben Ryan
2
,
Toni Modric
9, 10
,
Jose Teixeira
11, 12
,
Alexandre Moreira
13

  1. School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
  2. Brentford FC Football Research Centre, Brentford FC, London, UK
  3. Research Centre in Sport Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), Santarém Polytechnic University, 2040-413 Rio Maior, Portugal
  4. Santarém Polytechnic University, School of Sport, Av. Dr. Mário Soares, 2040-413 Rio Maior, Portugal
  5. Performance and Analytics Department, Parma Calcio 1913, 43121 Parma, Italy
  6. Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, 00135 Rome, Italy
  7. Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, 00-809 Warsaw, Poland
  8. Research and Development Center Legia Lab, Legia Warszawa, Poland
  9. Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Split, Croatia
  10. High Performance Sport Center, Croatian Olympic Committee, Zagreb, Croatia
  11. Research Centre in Sports, Health and Human Development, Covilhã, Portugal
  12. Department of Sport Sciences, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
  13. Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Biol Sport. 2026; 43: 107–114
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2026.153305
Online publish date: 2025/08/06
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