Facts About Injuries at the World Cup - June 22, 2018

⚽️INJURIES AT THE WORLD CUP
➡️We have the biggest sporting event in the world happening for the next month.📆 Here’s the key info to know about injuries at the World Cup! (Stats from 2014)
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🔴Injuries (non-fake ones😅) occur on average every 30 minutes, or 2 per game
🔴Training injuries occur with same frequency as game-time injuries
🔴Lower body injuries occur 68% of time
🔴There’s been an overall decrease since 2002 by 37%
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⚠️The Top Injuries in International Soccer Include:
🔻Hamstring Strains
🔻Groin Strains
🔻Head Injuries
🔻ACL/MCL Sprains
🔻Ankle Sprains
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🎇They found the decrease in injuries over 20 years was due to a decrease in contact injuries. Rules changed where elbow to head tackled and tackling from behind were given automatic RED cards ♦️. Non-contact injuries (Hamstring tears) were shown to be the same. It shows how crucial refs are to preventing major injuries!
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📝WHO YOU CHEERING FOR THIS WORLD CUP?? Comment below⤵️
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Research: Junge et al, 2015, BJSM
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