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Postmatch travel duration, direction, context, time-zone difference, and time between kickoff and travel departure were collated. Athletes provided perceptual ratings of fatigue, soreness, sleep, stress, and recovery from 1\u00a0day prematch through to 3\u00a0days after postmatch travel. Linear mixed models assessed the influence of match load and travel on perceptual ratings for 3\u00a0days posttravel. Additional models assessed a standardized postmatch time point of match day\u2009+\u20093 to determine whether timing and extent of travel influenced recovery. <jats:italic><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> Higher match loads were associated with poorer recovery, fatigue, soreness, and sleep (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.001\u2013.032). Athletes reported poorer fatigue, soreness, and recovery when traveling from national teams back to clubs compared with between national-team matches (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001). Traveling eastward was associated with poorer sleep (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.004). Longer periods between kickoff and travel departure were associated with poorer sleep on match day\u2009+\u20093 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.003). <jats:italic><jats:bold>Conclusions<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> Perceptual recovery, fatigue, sleep, and soreness following postmatch travel were affected by both match load and travel demands. Greater match loads and eastward postmatch travel may impair recovery. 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