No major changes in injury incidence in European club football during the 2022/23 FIFA World Cup season: a subanalysis of the UEFA Elite Club Injury Study
No major changes in injury incidences were observed during the 2022/23 season compared with previous seasons. World Cup players experienced similar injury incidences before and after the tournament, and had a lower match injury incidence before the tournament compared with non-World Cup players.
Authors
- Anna Hallén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0478-8603)
- Markus Waldén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6790-4042)
- Jan Ekstrand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6092-266X)
- Håkan Bengtsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3809-5909)
- Martin Hägglund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6883-1471)
Institutions
- Linköping University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002772
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72