Injuries in the UEFA Champions League result in an average player unavailability of 14% and cost clubs approximately €500,000 to €600,000 a month per injured starting player.
Injuries in professional football result in significant player unavailability and substantial financial costs to clubs.
Avoiding injuries ensures high player availability and allows coaches to have the most complete squad possible available for training and to select their best squad for matches. In the UEFA Champions League (UCL), the unavailability of players to compete in matches due to injury averages 14% but varies between 5% and 20%.1 Lower injury rates have been linked with team success in national and international matches.2 Top players are expensive to sign (transfer fees) and they have large salaries. It has been estimated that an injured player in the starting 11 of a UCL team will cost the club around €500 000 to €600 000 a month or around between €17 000 and €20 000 a day.3 Since the average number of absence days in a UCL team with a squad of 25–28 players is around 1100 days a season, the average cost to the club due to injuries is around €20 …
Jan Ekstrand (Wed,) conducted a editorial in Injuries in professional football. Injuries in the UEFA Champions League result in an average player unavailability of 14% and cost clubs approximately €500,000 to €600,000 a month per injured starting player.
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