The study reported here examined whether left-handedness is an intrinsic advantage in three sports: cricket, tennis, and football (soccer). An analysis of cricket yearbooks showed that over the last four decades there was a relatively high proportion of professional cricketers who bowled left-handed. In contrast, an analysis of handedness in top batsman, as measured by bowling hand, failed to f...

In this study, Call Detail Records (CDRs) covering Budapest for the month of June in 2016 were analyzed. During observation period, UEFA European Football Championship took place, which significantly affected habit residents despite fact that not a single match was played city. We evaluated fans’ behavior during and after Hungarian matches found mobile phone network activity reflected football ...

PURPOSE Performance analysis (PA) in football is considered to be an integral component of understanding the requirements for optimal performance. Despite vast amounts of research in this area key gaps remain, including what comprises PA in football, and methods to minimise research-practitioner gaps. The aim of this study was to develop a model of the football match system in order to better d...

In American football, pass interference calls can be difficult to make, especially when the timing of contact between players is ambiguous. American football history contains many examples of controversial pass interference decisions, often with fans, players, and officials interpreting the same event differently. The current study sought to evaluate the influence of experience with concepts im...

Three adolescent football players who had ischemic stroke associated with football practice and play are described. The literature on stroke associated with childhood sports and football in particular is reviewed, and the multiple mechanisms by which football can contribute to ischemic stroke are discussed.

Background. Most football players (58%) around the world are younger than 18 years and almost three quarters of these young players are under the age of 14 years old. The characteristics of football injuries in children aged 7 - 12 years old are different from those of the young and adult players. Objectives. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate effects of FIFA 11+ and 11+ Kids wa...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of protective headgear in adolescent football (soccer) players. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Oakville Soccer Club, Oakville, Canada. PARTICIPANTS Football players aged 12-17 years. INTERVENTION A questionnaire examining the 2006 football season using self-reported symptoms. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The number of concussions experienced during the...

The article traces how European football regulation has been ‘captured’ by the governing bodies. Commission re-aligned with body Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA), which enabled latter to solidify its role as industry regulator. Four factors seem account for successful capture of UEFA. (1) UEFA enjoys a substantial mobilization advantage. (2) As legitimacy maximizer, avoids ...

I investigate the relationship between big-time college football programs and state appropriations to public institutions of higher education. Estimation of a linear reduced form model of the determination of state appropriations to higher education, using a panel of financial, athletic, and state-specific economic data from 570 public institutions of higher education at the Baccalaureate level...

Some of the history of soccer/world football in China is presented. Then consideration turns to the 2008 Chinese Super League. It has 16 teams. The results from the first half of the season, i.e. 15 rounds, are studied. The response of interest for a specific game is whether the home team won, tied or lost, who the home team was, and who the opponent was. The response is ordinal-valued. A gener...