Elite football requires players to make repeated sprints during the course of a game in a wide range of contextual game situations. Repeated sprint ability is a key measure of endurance and consistency, but quality of movement and knowing how fast a player can sprint is also a valuable measure…

With the UEFA Champions League finally resuming this week, we continue our unique insights into the physical demands of elite Football by benchmarking the UEFA Champions League with the top domestic leagues in Europe. Many head coaches believe the Champions League represents a step change in physical intensity, which combined…

A long-standing debate in Football amongst players, coaches and analysts is how do leagues compare physically and what is the most ‘intense’ league. West Ham United’s Brazilian winger Felipe Anderson commented on the change from the Italian league to the English Premier League: “The difference is incredible. It’s a big…

Computer Vision & AI in Sports — Computer vision and artificial intelligence are already changing our world. There are many definitions of Artificial intelligence (AI) but most people would agree it refers to the ability of machines to interpret data and act intelligently. In effect, this means they can be trained to make decisions and carry out…