Table 1. Comparison of external physical load indicators between different players' positions during official match. All players CD FB CM S P value Hedges’ g TD (m) 8906.7±1085.8 8361.3±466.7 9608.4±434.1 9405.2±1322.5 8391.9±1281.1 CD vs. FB** CD vs. CM* CD vs. FB† †  CD vs. CM†  †  FB vs. S† †  CM vs. S†  HSR (m) 933.0±275.4 634.1±122.7 1017.6±168.1 1136.4±288.7 1018.7±176.7 CD vs. FB** CD vs. CM** CD vs. S** CD vs. FB† †  CD vs. CM†  †  CD vs. S† †  FB vs. CM†  SPR (m) 209.6±93.5 122.3±39.5 220.3±65.2 227.9±118.6 289.6±40.1 CD vs. FB* CD vs. CM* CD vs. S** CD vs. FB† †  CD vs. CM†  †  CD vs. S† †  FB vs. S† †  CM vs. S†  %HSR 10.4±2.6 7.6±1.2 10.6±1.8 12.0±2.1 12.3±2.0 CD vs. FB* CD vs. CM** CD vs. ST** CD vs. FB† †  CD vs. CM†  †  CD vs. S† †  FB vs. CM†  FB vs. S†  †  TD: total distance covered; HSR: distance covered by high-speed runs > 16.1 km.h-1; SPR: distance covered by sprint runs > 21.6 km.h-1; % HSR: relative load intensity, percentages of HSR from TD; CD: central defender; FB: full back; CM: central midfielder; S: striker; * p <0.05; ** p <0.01; †  g = 0.5-0.8; † †  g > 0.8.