scholarly journals The Importance of Set Plays in High Performance Football

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Werlayne Leite
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Evolutionary Trends ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Important Means ◽  
Collective Efficiency

The constant recording and evaluation of goal scoring characteristics are important and can present changes and evolutionary trends in football. The objective of this study was to analyze the importance of set plays actions for high performance football, checking the incidence of goals scored through these actions during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. 169 goals scored in 64 matches played in the tournament were analysed. The data were obtained from the FIFA website database, through official summaries and videos of the goals scored. According to the results, 68 goals (40.2%) were scored in actions originating from set plays. This high number of goals scored shows that these actions can be an important means of determining victory in high performance football matches, especially between teams of the same level. Among the main reasons to explain the results, we can suggest the following: greater training and tactical improvement, causing a better collective efficiency of the teams in the execution of these actions; and the insertion of VAR technology, mainly causing a greater number of penalties.

scholarly journals Copa do Mundo da FIFA e Jogos Olímpicos e Paralímpicos no Brasil: legados no município de Campinas-SP (FIFA World Cup and the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brazil: Legacies in the municipality of Campinas-SP)

Retos ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 86-94
Author(s):  
Dirceu Santos Silva ◽  
Olívia Cristina Ferreira Ribeiro ◽  
Bruno Modesto Silvestre ◽  
Marina Brasiliano Salerno
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Sports Facilities ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
The City

Resumo. O objetivo do artigo foi analisar os legados dos megaeventos esportivos no município de Campinas-SP, em decorrência da realização da Copa do Mundo da FIFA de 2014 e Jogos Olímpicos e Paralímpicos de 2016. Trata-se de uma pesquisa com método descritivo-interpretativo, de abordagem quanti-qualitativa. A coleta de dados envolveu observações in loco e entrevistas semiestruturadas com gestores municipais, seguida de análise de conteúdo por meio do programa Iramuteq. Os resultados do Iramuteq permitiram a criação de quatro categorias: Centro Esportivo de Alto Rendimento (CEAR), Legados Negativos, Recepção e Segurança. Na categoria CEAR, reportou-se a ausência de planejamento e a inauguração parcial do equipamento esportivo, com atrasos e obra embargada. Nas categorias legados negativos e recepção das delegações foram reportadas a neutralidade ou negação dos legados e a superestimação dos impactos possíveis no período que antecede a realização dos megaeventos esportivos. Na categoria segurança, a única que apresentou um legado positivo para a cidade, foi reportada a melhoria da qualificação profissional, governança, e troca de conhecimento entre diferentes instituições que realizavam o monitoramento e proteção da população local, turistas e delegações. Por fim, pode-se concluir que, a despeito do observado na categoria segurança, os legados dos megaeventos esportivos em Campinas não se materializaram, de modo que a cidade não aprimorou a sua infraestrutura esportiva, tampouco obteve impacto significativo em sua economia. Abstract. The aim of this study was to analyze sports mega events legacy to the city of Campinas-SP after FIFA 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics Games. A descriptive-interpretative with a quanti-qualitative analysis was performed. Semi-structured interviews with city stakeholders and in loco observations were used for data collection, then transcription content analysis was performed by Iramuteq software. The program identified four different categories: High Performance Sport Center (HPSC), Negative Legacies, Delegation Reception and Safety. It was reported a lack of planning, delays and embargoes regarding HPSC openings and equipment use. For Negative Legacies and Delegation Reception, it was reported neutral or negative legacies and an overestimation of possible positive impacts just before the sports mega events. The only category that showed a positive legacy was Safety, it was reported better professional training, government and knowledge exchange between the institutions responsible for monitoring and protection of local population, tourists and sports delegations. Finally, with the exception of Safety, the positive sports mega events legacies at Campinas-SP did not occur, since the city did not improve their sports facilities and did not have a significant economy impact.

scholarly journals Women vs men – technical and tactical efficiency in football

2020 ◽  
pp. 289-300
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Slow Motion ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Preparation Process ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Women's Football

Women’s football is the sports game with the most spectacular development in recent years both in terms of the number of participants (approximately 40 million) and all other factors involved in this process (international federations, investments, spectators, etc.). The general perception that most specialists have about women’s football is: “Like amateur football, but in slow motion”. This perception has fundamentally changed with the significant improvement in the level of performance shown on the field by football players. The questions we are trying to answer by conducting this research are the following: Are there important technical and tactical differences between women’s and men’s high-performance football? If there are such differences, what relevance do they have for the preparation process? In this context, the present study represents a comparative analysis, from a technical and tactical point of view, of the teams ranked in the top 3 at the last World Cups for both men (2018 FIFA World Cup Russia) and women (2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup France). The data were obtained from the FIFA website and from live statistics provided during each World Cup game. The conclusions that will emerge from this study may represent directions for the further technical and tactical development of women’s football.

Selecting the best team from the players in the 2018 FIFA World Cup using performance analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-32
Author(s):  
Tugay Karadag ◽  
Coskun Parim ◽  
Erhan Cene
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Topsis Method ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Performance Variables

This study aims to determine the best player in each position from among the footballers who played in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Player statistics for those who played over 200 minutes were obtained from the FIFA official and transfermarkt.com websites. Selected performance variables were then calculated per 100 minutes and the results were normalised. Kruskal Wallis H and Bonferroni Tests were used to determine the weights of the variables before the analysis. As the variables will have different values according to the players’ positions, the weights for each position were calculated separately. Finally, the performances of the players on the basis of the variables used were ranked for each position using the TOPSIS method. A second analysis was undertaken including only those players whose ages were under 28 and goalkeepers whose ages were under 32. The purpose of this analysis was to identify players with potential that had been largely unrecognised up until the tournament. It was found that both the teams selected in this way were dominated by players from European clubs. Ninety-two percent of the top sixty players in the analysis were playing in European leagues with 85% playing in Spain, England, Italy, Germany, France or Russia.

scholarly journals Price discrimination in informal labor markets in Bogotá: an audit experiment during the 2018 FIFA World Cup

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Zamora ◽  
César Mantilla ◽  
Mariana Blanco
Keyword(s):  
Labor Markets ◽  
Price Discrimination ◽  
Pricing Strategies ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Informal Labor ◽  
Seasonal Demand ◽  
Within Subjects ◽  
Gender Based

AbstractWe conducted an audit experiment to examine whether street vendors in Bogotá (Colombia) exert price discrimination based on buyers’ attributes, such as gender and nationality, and based on product characteristics, such as the increasing marginal valuation of items needed to complete a collection. We exploited the seasonal demand for album stickers related to the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018. In our within-subjects design, experimenters carried out in-person audits and quoted a pre-determined list of missing stickers. They interacted with 59 sticker vendors located in five geographic clusters and collected 287 vendor–buyer interactions. We find that prices quoted to foreign buyers are higher than prices quoted to Colombian buyers. By contrast, we do neither find evidence supporting direct gender-based discrimination, nor that vendors charge a higher price per sticker when the list of missing stickers is shorter. We complement the study with a qualitative analysis based on interviews that reveal vendors’ pricing strategies, their awareness of price discrimination, and the trade of counterfeits. The qualitative results suggest that price discrimination appears to be unconscious.

scholarly journals Kicking off: Is the association between the FIFA world cup and domestic abuse an international phenomenon?

2021 ◽  
pp. 0032258X2110071
Author(s):  
Stuart Kirby ◽  
Nathan Birdsall
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Domestic Abuse ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Medical Examinations ◽  
International Phenomenon

This study examines whether increases in incidents of female domestic abuse occur during FIFA world cup tournaments, in countries, other than the UK. Columbian medical records providing national daily counts, relating to Violence Against Women (VAW) and females subject to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), across two world cup tournaments (2014/2018) were analysed. The number of medical examinations rose by 43% (VAW) and 39% (IPV) during the 2014 Columbia match days, and 26% (VAW) and 27% (IPV) during the 2018 match days, when compared to non-match days (p < .001). The increases were higher on a weekend and when winning, rather than losing.

How do the FIFA World Cup 2018 and the 2016 UEFA championships impact a pediatric emergency department?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Alesandrini ◽  
M. Hauet ◽  
S. Dezavelle ◽  
M. Maria ◽  
A. Borsa-Dorion ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Pediatric Emergency ◽  
Pediatric Emergency Department ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup
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