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Physical match performance of elite soccer players from the English Championship League and the English Premier League: The effects of opponent ranking and positional differences

Ryland Morgans
1
,
Rocco Di Michele
2
,
Ibrahim H. Ceylan
3
,
Ben Ryan
4
,
Chris Haslam
4
,
Matthew King
4
,
Piotr Zmijewski
5, 6
,
Rafael Oliveira
7, 8, 9

  1. School of Sport & Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
  2. Department for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
  3. Faculty of Kazim Karabekir Education, Physical Education of Sports Teaching Department, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
  4. Football Research Centre, Brentford FC, London, UK
  5. Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, 00-809 Warsaw, Poland
  6. Research and Development Center Legia Lab, Legia Warszawa, Poland
  7. Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health and Human Development, 5001–801 Vila Real, Portugal
  8. Sports Science School of Rio Maior – Instituto Politecnico de Santarem, 2040–413 Rio Maior, Santarém District, Santarém, Portugal
  9. Life Quality Research Centre, 2040–413 Rio Maior, Portugal
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):29–38
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139079
Online publish date: 2024/05/07
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