Sport e guerra in Ucraina: l’impatto della crisi sulla performance nel calcio

Abstract

The long period of crisis that has affected the world since the development of the Covid-19 pandemic has generated further consequences with the war in Ukraine. Scenarios that exposed elite athletes to situations of anxiety and stress, elements considered to alter or modify their performance (Lundqvist & Raglin, 2015). The aim of this work is to analyse the performance of Ukrainian footballers in European professional leagues after the beginning of the war. The research concerns the comparison of their performance with the previous season and with other leagues in order to highlight changes and differences compared to the past and other European leagues.