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Media Coverage of This Article

Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 06 Apr 2012 at 19:05 GMT

The following articles represent some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: UPI
Title: “Psych testing may predict soccer success - UPI.com”
http://www.upi.com/Scienc...

Publication: Express.co.uk
Title: “Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | UK News :: Stars who score with their heads”
http://www.express.co.uk/...

Publication: Daily Star
Title: “Daily Star: Simply The Best 7 Days A Week :: News :: Football 'trains brains'”
http://www.dailystar.co.u...

Publication: The Local
Title: “Footballers score high as trouble-shooters: study - The Local”
http://www.thelocal.se/40...

Publication: Gizmodo Australia
Title: “Science: Jocks Are Smart After All | Gizmodo Australia”
http://www.gizmodo.com.au...

Publication: DNA India
Title: “Soccer players have better thinking abilities - Sport - DNA”
http://www.dnaindia.com/s...

Publication: WebMD
Title: “Dumb Jocks? Not if They're Good at the Game”
http://www.webmd.com/brai...

Publication: Wired
Title: “Elite Soccer Players Are Smarter Than You Are | Playbook | Wired.com”
http://www.wired.com/play...

Publication: CNN.com Blogs
Title: “Soccer players show enhanced thinking abilities – - CNN.com Blogs”
http://thechart.blogs.cnn...

Publication: EurekAlert
Title: “Sports take brain as well as brawn”
http://www.eurekalert.org...

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RE: Media Coverage of This Article

PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 13 Apr 2012 at 22:13 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: Futura Sciences
Title: “Actualité > Football : les pros sont les meilleurs à certains tests d’intelligence”
http://www.futura-science...

Publication: Le Huffington Post
Title: “Arron Ax: Les footballeurs seraient plus intelligents qu'on ne le pense”
http://www.huffingtonpost...

Publication: Psych Central News
Title: “Can Psychological Testing Predict Soccer Stars? | Psych Central News”
http://psychcentral.com/n...

Publication: KTVQ.com
Title: “Do soccer players show enhanced thinking abilities? | KTVQ.com | Q2 | Billings, Montana”
http://www.ktvq.com/news/...

Publication: The Telegraph
Title: “Footballers 'are highly intelligent' according to new study - Telegraph”
http://www.telegraph.co.u...

Publication: Mail Online
Title: “Footballers in top two per cent of brain power | Mail Online”
http://www.dailymail.co.u...

Publication: The Globe and Mail
Title: “Footballers score in top 5 per cent for problem-solving skills - The Globe and Mail”
http://www.theglobeandmai...

Publication: Le Nouvel Observateur
Title: “Pas si bêtes les footeux ! - Sports - Nouvelobs.com”
http://tempsreel.nouvelob...

Publication: Men's Fitness
Title: “Soccer Can Enhance Your Brainpower - Men's Fitness”
http://www.mensfitness.co...

Publication: New York Times
Title: “Top Soccer Players Are Seen to Have Superior Brain Function - NYTimes.com”
http://www.nytimes.com/20...

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RE: RE: Media Coverage of This Article

PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 20 Apr 2012 at 21:41 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: PR Web
Title: “Keep Your Head and Feet in the Game with SportsDirect.com”
http://www.prweb.com/rele...

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