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Intensities of exercise during match-play in FA Premier League referees and players

Matthew Weston Department of Sport & Exercise Sciences, School of Social Sciences & Law, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK; The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), The FA Premier League, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Barry Drust Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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Warren Gregson Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
Pages 527-532 | Accepted 26 Nov 2010, Published online: 02 Feb 2011

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