CIES/SkillCorner: Premier League players achieved the most 'high intensity runs' in 2020-21

The Premier League had the highest percentage of high-intensity runs (at more than 19.8 km/h) out of the total distance covered by players (7.82%) in the 2020-21 season, according to the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) Football Observatory's Weekly Post published on 16/08/2021.

CIES presents physical data on players from 28 leagues around the world, produced by Paris-based company SkillCorner. Ligue 1 Uber Eats (7.08%) is only 22^nd in this ranking, far behind the English Championship and LaLiga Santander (3^rd, 7.75%). Serie A TIM is in 9^th place (7.50%), Bundesliga in 15^th (7.31%).

"At club level, Leeds United FC (Premier League) stands out with almost 10% of the overall distance (10.4 kilometres per match per player) ran in high intensity. For the other four major European competitions, the greatest proportions were recorded for Athletic Club Bilbao (8.3%) in Spain, Olympique Lyonnais (7.5%) in France, Juventus FC (8.1%) in Italy and VfL Wolfsburg (7.8%) in Germany," said the CIES.

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