Sport Sentiments and Stock Returns: Example of FIFA World Cups

Exploring relation between Indian market sentiments and stock market returns

The use of medication and nutritional supplements during FIFA World Cups 2002 and 2006

OBJECTIVE To examine medication use in male top-level football players prior to and during international tournaments. DESIGN Prospective survey. MATERIAL 2944 team physicians' reports on players' medication intake. METHODS Each team physician was asked to document all medication and nutritional supplements taken in the 72 h prior to each match. RESULTS A total of 10,384 substances were ...

Increased risk of injury following red and yellow cards, injuries and goals in FIFA World Cups.

OBJECTIVE To study the relationship between potentially game-disrupting incidents (PGDIs; red and yellow cards, goals and injuries) and the injury incidence in football. DESIGN Prospective injury surveillance during three FIFA World Cups in 2002, 2006 and 2010. Official match statistics were obtained for all the matches played in the three tournaments. SETTING 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIFA World...

Offside decision making in the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups.

The first objective of the present study was to examine the accuracy of offside judgements of assistant referees during the 2006 World Cup and to compare overall results with performances of assistant referees during the 2002 World Cup. Second, we also examined underlying mechanisms leading to incorrect decisions. According to the definition used for the 2002 World Cup, the results revealed a d...

Feasibility of precompetition medical assessment at FIFA World Cups for female youth players

BACKGROUND Although most experts agree that preparticipation screening is important to prevent sudden cardiac death in sport, only a few reports have been published on the feasibility of its practical implementation. METHODS The football associations participating in the U-17 and U-20 Women's World Cups 2010 were asked to perform a standardised precompetition medical assessment (PCMA) of thei...