European Football (a question)

[Lord of Alcohol]

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.

[Kakero]

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.

[Lanesra]

Originally Posted by Lord of Alcohol 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.

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.

[Lord of Alcohol]

Originally Posted by Lanesra 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.

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 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.

[johnny]

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.

[Eagle eye]

Wouldn't rugby be a better comparison?

[johnny]

Originally Posted by Eagle eye Wouldn't rugby be a better comparison?

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

[wellard]

Originally Posted by Eagle eye Wouldn't rugby be a better comparison?

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).