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The winter workout
By Louis Massarella published
Strength Make the most of the wintry weather with seasonal exercises from elite performance coach Nick Grantham

“This boot will change everything”
By Ben Welch last updated
Speed Shawn Hoy, footwear product director for Nike football, reveals the inspiration behind the new Mercurial Superfly boot

Is 5-a-side tougher than 11-a-side?
By Alec James Fenn published
5-a-side A new study has revealed playing small-sided games requires greater physical fitness and is more demanding technically than 11-a-side football

Reinforce your legs and core
By Nick Moore last updated
Speed Try the methods that the speedy use to get even speedier

The Zlatan workout
By Ben Welch last updated
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Develop the physique that makes the big Swede unstoppable, with this gym routine from Rayan Wilson, director of Back2Action

Why are goalkeepers wearing shades in training?
By Alec James Fenn last updated
Speed Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer has been wearing hi-tech shades during training - FFT finds out why...

Built for speed
By Ben Welch last updated
Speed The boot of choice for the world’s fastest players. And you.

How to improve your shooting
By Huw Davies last updated
Shooting Fancy scoring goals as easily as Aguero, Suarez or Ibrahimovic? Well, the best strikers in world football don’t win Golden Boots by chance. At Performance, we’ve got the drills to help you hit the net every time
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