European Football (a question)
 

How many games are played during a common european football season in the various leagues? And how many season or career ending injuries typically occur?

The reason I ask is in the American NFL league (not the soccer type) is the owners want to expand to an 18 game season.

Re: European Football (a question)
 

18 game a season? That is short..

Let's just say an english club has been very successful for the season. So on top of my head..
1+6+6+38+10+1+1= 63 matches (give or take)
1 match charity shield
6 match League Cup
6 match FA cup.
38 match Premier league
10 match Champions League
1 match UEFA Super Cup
1 match Intercontinental Cup

This still doesn't add the various preseason friendlies or competitions.

I'm not sure about other leagues because the sport channels tend to show english league mostly.

Edit : Carrier ending injuries? I don't remember any atm sorry.

Re: European Football (a question)
 

LoA asking about football! the world has gone mad!

:)

In 1979/80 Arsenal played 70+ competetive matches in one season using only 15 players. Brian Talbot played every minute of every match.

Re: European Football (a question)
 

lol well my thinking was with all the running in football there might be a lot of knee injuries. American football has a lot of knee and other injuries. Maybe because the game is played in "bursts" (plays) where one goes all-out. I think the players have a valid point,another 2 real games will up the injuries. Especially at the end of the season.

And I played soccer when I was in my teens :P Oops I said soccer! I have to say we were damn good and often won by large margins. And nobody, and I mean nobody got by the left halfback (LoA!!!!)

While I dont really follow it, I do root Arsenal! You are a bad influence.

Re: European Football (a question)
 

Our league has 18 teams, so that's 17 home and 17 away matches=34 total. In adition there's the cupmatches, so that could add a total of 6-7 matches depending on how far u get, and the topteams also play in the European cups, so that's another handful, also depending on how far u get. Injuries mostly occur at the end of a season, but are rarely careerending, at best they be sidelined for a few months. there are of course exeptions.

Re: European Football (a question)
 

Wouldn't rugby be a better comparison?

Re: European Football (a question)
 

Because it's highly likely that, with exeption of the British, hardly any Europeans could answer the question then.

Re: European Football (a question)
 

Yes ...

Both being intense contact sport.

Australian rugby league -regarded as the best 'domestic' league for rugby has 26 regular matches plus up to another 5 depending if your team does well in the knockout competition. They are talking about upping that to 28 matches (+5).