Mechanism of soccer injury taken from five articles
| Year | Study | Tackling | Running | Being tackled | Shooting | Twisting/ turning | Jumping/ landing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Values are percentages calculated from total (whole body) injury data. | |||||||
| *Data in original articles were recalculated to suit the format. | |||||||
| 1989 | Nielsen15 | 40 | 39 | – | 6 | – | – |
| 1990 | Yde11 | 41 | 27 | – | 8 | – | – |
| 1996 | Arnason40 | 27.27* | 18.18* | – | 14.29* | – | – |
| 1999 | Hawkins7 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 7* |
| 2001 | Hawkins8 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 6* |