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Anyone any idea if any of the grounds used are at a particularly high altitude as this may be of an advantage to some of the European sides?
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why would this be an advantage to most european sides?
most of the top players both South american and African play in Europe anyway?? |
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Altitudes of all 10 stadia
http://tinyurl.com/3ydwxnx And from this article http://tinyurl.com/363kfcd comes the interesting quote The general rule is that for every 1,000 feet of elevation your sustained aerobic capacity - crucial in a sport such as soccer - diminishes by about 1%. Probably little or no effect IMO |
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I meant disadvantge! Thanks for reply.
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