Winter WC led to more severe injuries - study
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The mid-season World Cup in Qatar last year led to players from Europe's top five leagues spending an average of eight days longer on the sidelines due to injury in the months after the tournament, a study has revealed.
  • SecureChampionship10@alien.topBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Three points come to mind.

    1. Does the survey give the difference in injury severity between October and January for a non-world cup year by way of a control?
    2. How many of the injured players in January actually went to the World Cup?
    3. 88 recorded injuries is in no way a big enough sample size to draw any firm conclusions.