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Footwear Science at the World Cup – a collection of global football research studies

Created 28 Oct 2022| Updated 28 Oct 2022 | 18 articles

Over its fourteen-year history, Footwear Science has published many ground-breaking research studies on global football shoes. As nations across the world gather for the 2022 World Cup, eighteen studies have been collected representing the pinnacle of football footwear science. Topics such as outsole design, kicking biomechanics and gender are investigated by multidisciplinary and international world leading research groups. Through this collection, innovative approaches are taken to investigate how global football footwear can influence performance and injury.

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John Wannop(Human Performance Lab, University of Calgary)

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Rotational traction of soccer football shoes on a hybrid reinforced turf system and natural grass
Athol Thomson, Chris Bleakley, Wayne Holmes, Ewen Hodge, Darren Paul & John William Wannop

Originally published in Footwear Science, Volume: 14, Number: 1 (02 Jan 2022)

Published online: 21 Feb 2022
AbstractforRotational traction of soccer football shoes on a hybrid reinforced turf system and natural grass | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB) | EPUB
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A systematic review of plantar pressure values obtained from male and female football and the test methodologies applied
Elham Husain, Manuela Angioi, Ritan Mehta, David Nicholas Barnett & Katrine Okholm Kryger

Originally published in Footwear Science, Volume: 12, Number: 3 (01 Sep 2020)

Published online: 20 Jul 2020
AbstractforA systematic review of plantar pressure values obtained from male and female football and the test methodologies applied | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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The effects of midsole bending stiffness on ball speed during maximum effort soccer kicks
Sasa Cigoja, Jordyn Vienneau, Sandro R. Nigg & Benno M. Nigg

Originally published in Footwear Science, Volume: 11, Number: 3 (02 Sep 2019)

Published online: 04 Dec 2018
AbstractforThe effects of midsole bending stiffness on ball speed during maximum effort soccer kicks | Full Text | References | PDF (684.5 KB) | EPUB
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The influence of football shoe characteristics on athletic performance and injury risk – a review
Daniel Joachim Kulessa, Albert Gollhofer & Dominic Gehring

Originally published in Footwear Science, Volume: 9, Number: 1 (02 Jan 2017)

Published online: 03 Feb 2017
AbstractforThe influence of football shoe characteristics on athletic performance and injury risk – a review | Full Text | References | PDF (163.1 KB)
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The influence of different soccer cleat type on kinetic, kinematic and neuromuscular ankle variables in artificial turf
Diogo C.F. Silva, Rubim Santos, J. Paulo Vilas-Boas, Rui Macedo, António Montes & Andreia S.P. Sousa

Originally published in Footwear Science, Volume: 9, Number: 1 (02 Jan 2017)

Published online: 14 Oct 2016
AbstractforThe influence of different soccer cleat type on kinetic, kinematic and neuromuscular ankle variables in artificial turf | Full Text | References | PDF (321.4 KB)
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Soccer shoe bending stiffness significantly alters game-specific physiology in a 25-minute continuous field-based protocol
Jordyn Vienneau, Sandro R. Nigg, Elias K. Tomaras, Hendrik Enders & Benno M. Nigg

Originally published in Footwear Science, Volume: 8, Number: 2 (03 May 2016) Bending stiffness: performance and injury effects

Published online: 09 Jun 2016
AbstractforSoccer shoe bending stiffness significantly alters game-specific physiology in a 25-minute continuous field-based protocol | Full Text | References | PDF (270.1 KB)
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Myth and fact of ball impact dynamics in football codes
Hiroyuki Nunome, Kevin Ball & Hironari Shinkai

Originally published in Footwear Science, Volume: 6, Number: 2 (04 May 2014) Soccer shoes: enhancing fit and performance

Published online: 24 Feb 2014
AbstractforMyth and fact of ball impact dynamics in football codes | Full Text | References | PDF (823.9 KB)
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Criteria for gender-specific soccer shoe development
Katharina Althoff & Ewald M. Hennig

Originally published in Footwear Science, Volume: 6, Number: 2 (04 May 2014) Soccer shoes: enhancing fit and performance

Published online: 03 Mar 2014
AbstractforCriteria for gender-specific soccer shoe development | Full Text | References | PDF (264.8 KB)
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Cutting performance wearing different studded soccer shoes on dry and wet artificial turf
Dirk De Clercq, Gijs Debuyck, Joeri Gerlo, Stijn Rambour, Veerle Segers & Ine Van Caekenberghe

Originally published in Footwear Science, Volume: 6, Number: 2 (04 May 2014) Soccer shoes: enhancing fit and performance

Published online: 01 Apr 2014
AbstractforCutting performance wearing different studded soccer shoes on dry and wet artificial turf | Full Text | References | PDF (743 KB)
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Plantar pressure measurements for the evaluation of shoe comfort, overuse injuries and performance in soccer
Ewald M. Hennig

Originally published in Footwear Science, Volume: 6, Number: 2 (04 May 2014) Soccer shoes: enhancing fit and performance

Published online: 07 Feb 2014
AbstractforPlantar pressure measurements for the evaluation of shoe comfort, overuse injuries and performance in soccer | Full Text | References | PDF (492.1 KB)
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Shoe influence on actual and perceived ball handling performance in soccer
Thorsten Sterzing, Clemens Müller, Tino Wächtler & Thomas L. Milani

Originally published in Footwear Science, Volume: 3, Number: 2 (01 Jun 2011)

Published online: 15 Jul 2011
AbstractforShoe influence on actual and perceived ball handling performance in soccer | Full Text | References | PDF (889.3 KB)
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The influence of soccer shoe design on playing performance: a series of biomechanical studies
Ewald M. Hennig & Thorsten Sterzing

Originally published in Footwear Science, Volume: 2, Number: 1 (01 Mar 2010) Enhancing performance and protection of soccer shoes

Published online: 07 Apr 2010
AbstractforThe influence of soccer shoe design on playing performance: a series of biomechanical studies | Full Text | References | PDF (781.7 KB)
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A soccer game analysis of two World Cups: playing behavior between elite female and male soccer players
Katharina Althoff, Janina Kroiher & Ewald M. Hennig

Originally published in Footwear Science, Volume: 2, Number: 1 (01 Mar 2010) Enhancing performance and protection of soccer shoes

Published online: 07 Apr 2010
AbstractforA soccer game analysis of two World Cups: playing behavior between elite female and male soccer players | Full Text | References | PDF (503.2 KB)
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Motion differences in goal kicking on natural and artificial soccer turf systems
Wolfgang Potthast

Originally published in Footwear Science, Volume: 2, Number: 1 (01 Mar 2010) Enhancing performance and protection of soccer shoes

Published online: 24 Feb 2010
AbstractforMotion differences in goal kicking on natural and artificial soccer turf systems | Full Text | References | PDF (390.5 KB)
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Traction on artificial turf: development of a soccer shoe outsole
Thorsten Sterzing, Clemens Müller & Thomas L. Milani

Originally published in Footwear Science, Volume: 2, Number: 1 (01 Mar 2010) Enhancing performance and protection of soccer shoes

Published online: 07 Apr 2010
AbstractforTraction on artificial turf: development of a soccer shoe outsole | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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The influence of soccer cleat design on resultant joint moments
Darren J. Stefanyshyn, Joong-Sook Lee & Sang-Kyoon Park

Originally published in Footwear Science, Volume: 2, Number: 1 (01 Mar 2010) Enhancing performance and protection of soccer shoes

Published online: 07 Apr 2010
AbstractforThe influence of soccer cleat design on resultant joint moments | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Different stud configurations cause movement adaptations during a soccer turning movement
Clemens Müller, Thorsten Sterzing, Mark Lake & Thomas L. Milani

Originally published in Footwear Science, Volume: 2, Number: 1 (01 Mar 2010) Enhancing performance and protection of soccer shoes

Published online: 07 Apr 2010
AbstractforDifferent stud configurations cause movement adaptations during a soccer turning movement | Full Text | References | PDF (501.3 KB)
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Actual and perceived running performance in soccer shoes: A series of eight studies
Thorsten Sterzing, Clemens Müller, Ewald M. Hennig & Thomas L. Milani

Originally published in Footwear Science, Volume: 1, Number: 1 (01 Mar 2009)

Published online: 02 Jul 2009
AbstractforActual and perceived running performance in soccer shoes: A series of eight studies | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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