Mental, physiological and medical considerations for elite football players in the Saudi Pro League: a call for action

• Karim Chamari,
• Helmi Ben Saad,
• Ismail Dergaa,
• Mokthar Chaabane,
• Abdelfatteh El Omri,
• Juan David Peña Duque

Affiliations

Karim Chamari

Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Ksar Saïd, University of Manouba, Manouba, Tunisia

Helmi Ben Saad

University of Sousse, Farhat HACHED Hospital, Heart Failure (LR12SP09) Research Laboratory, Sousse, Tunisia

Ismail Dergaa

High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

Mokthar Chaabane

National Sports Medicine Programme (NSMP), Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar

Abdelfatteh El Omri

Department of Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar

Juan David Peña Duque

Al Hilal Football Club, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia