Elite football of 2030 will not be the same as that of 2020: Preparing players, coaches, and support staff for the evolution

George P Nassis¹, Andrew Massey², Philipp Jacobsen², Joao Brito³, Morten B Randers^{1

4}, Carlo Castagna⁵, Magni Mohr^{1

6}, Peter Krustrup^{1

7}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU Sport and Health Sciences Cluster, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
² Medical Department, Liverpool Football Club, Liverpool, UK.
³ Portugal Football School, Portuguese Football Federation, Lisbon, Portugal.
⁴ School of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
⁵ Fitness training and Biomechanics Laboratory, Italian Football Federation (FIGC), Technical Department, Coverciano (Florence), Italy.
⁶ Centre of Health Science, Faculty of Health, University of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.
⁷ Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.

Editorial

George P Nassis et al. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;30(6):962-964.

doi: 10.1111/sms.13681.

George P Nassis¹, Andrew Massey², Philipp Jacobsen², Joao Brito³, Morten B Randers^{1

4}, Carlo Castagna⁵, Magni Mohr^{1

6}, Peter Krustrup^{1

7}

¹ Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU Sport and Health Sciences Cluster, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
² Medical Department, Liverpool Football Club, Liverpool, UK.
³ Portugal Football School, Portuguese Football Federation, Lisbon, Portugal.
⁴ School of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
⁵ Fitness training and Biomechanics Laboratory, Italian Football Federation (FIGC), Technical Department, Coverciano (Florence), Italy.
⁶ Centre of Health Science, Faculty of Health, University of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.
⁷ Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.

No abstract available

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