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Twenty-one Spanish male professional soccer players were involved in the study. Total distance (TD), medium speed running (MSR, distance 10.8\u201318.0 km\u00b7h\u22121), high-speed running (HSR, &gt;21 km\u00b7h\u22121), very high-speed running (VHSR, 18.0\u201325.2 km\u00b7h\u22121), sprinting-speed running distance (Sprint, &gt;25.2 km\u00b7h\u22121), player load (PL), number of accelerations (ACC), and decelerations (DEC) were recorded during training sessions and matches using 10 Hz GPS devices. Correlations between the weekly TL and match physical demands were trivial and negative for TD (r = \u22120.08) and PL (r = \u22120.05); trivial and positive for MSR (r = 0.02), HSR (r = 0.07), Sprint (r = 0.09), and DEC (r = 0.06); and small and positive for VHSR (r = 0.22) and ACC (r = 0.19). The greatest TD, MSR, VHSR, Sprint, HSR, and PL values and their derivate ratios occurred in MD\u20133. 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