Use of GPS to measure external load and estimate the incidence of muscle injuries in men’s football: A novel descriptive study

• Marc Guitart,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Performance and Medical Department, FC Barcelona, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain

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• Martí Casals ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: marticasals@gmail.com

  Affiliations Performance and Medical Department, FC Barcelona, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain, Sport and Physical Activity Studies Centre (CEEAF), Faculty of Medicine, University of Vic—Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Catalonia, Spain, National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia (INEFC), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1775-8331

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• David Casamichana,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Real Sociedad de Fútbol, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain

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• Jordi Cortés,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya/BarcelonaTech, Barcelona, Spain

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• Francesc Xavier Valle,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Performance and Medical Department, FC Barcelona, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain

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• Alan McCall,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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• Francesc Cos,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia (INEFC), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

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• Gil Rodas

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Performance and Medical Department, FC Barcelona, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain, Sports Medicine Department, Clinic/Sant Joan de Deu Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

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