Injury Analysis in Professional Soccer by Means of Media Reports - Only Severe Injury Types Show High Validity.
Volker KrutschStephan GrechenigOliver LooseLeonard AchenbachJohannes ZellnerHeiko StriegelVolker AltJohannes WeberMarkus BraunStephan GerlingWerner KrutschPublished in: Open access journal of sports medicine (2020)
Media-based injury data were only valid for a few severe injury types such as ACL injuries. In daily soccer routine and scientific research, media-based data should thus only be used in combination with specific criteria or verification processes.