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ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2026

Back to the Future-Past Learnings for Prospective Performance, Medicine and Health Research Recommendations in WOMEN's Football.

R Lovell, K Okholm Kryger

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Review in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

R LovellWomen's Football Division, FIFA, Zurich, Switzerland. r.lovell@uow.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5859-0267
K Okholm KrygerMedical and Anti-Doping, Football Division, UEFA, Nyon, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0924-6181

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rapid professionalisation of women's football has exposed significant gaps in biopsychosocial research that is essential to support player development, health, and career longevity. This current opinion examines historical deficiencies in research related to women's football, and presents the WOMEN framework (World-wide representation, Open science, Methodology excellence, Evidence-based practice, Nurturing talent) to address these gaps and provide future research directions. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of diversity in research populations, adoption of open science practices and methodological rigor to produce impactful, generalisable findings. The framework also signifies the importance of research to support nurturing talent from youth to elite levels, considering the unique factors affecting female players. By learning from the past, and using available guidelines and resources, the existing knowledge gaps can be bridged to support evidence-based advancements in women's football, promoting both performance enhancement and player wellbeing across all stages of an athlete's career.

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Athletic PerformanceBiomedical ResearchSoccerSports MedicineFemaleHumans

Identifiers

PMID40853528
PMCPMC13314819

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