Player Sex and Playing Surface Are Individual Predictors of Injuries in Professional Soccer Players.
Zakariya H NawasrehMohammad A YabroudiAhmad A DarwishWesam A DebesKhaldoon M BashairehPublished in: Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology (2022)
Players' age, BMI, sex, previous soccer injury, and playing surface were associated with injuries among professional soccer players. Old male athletes with high BMI, previous soccer injuries, and playing on natural grass were more likely to sustain soccer injuries than young female players with low BMI who had no previous injuries and played on synthetic surfaces.