Football · Level 7

Upper-Advanced

10 sub-levels · 100 tests · 1000 facts · updated 12 October 2026

Level 7 looks at the team and the club around the match: in-game adjustments, the manager, squad rotation, sports science, psychology, the holding midfielder, pressing metrics, two-legged ties, economics and youth development.

Sub-levels

Sub-level 7.71In-Game Tactical AdjustmentsWhat a coach changes inside a match beyond substitutions and the score: moving a player into a new job, changing the press, answering an overload, and the information that reaches the bench.10 tests · 100 facts Sub-level 7.72The Manager's RoleThe people who run a team: the club models, the staff around the head coach, conduct on the touchline, the media, the captain, and what happens when a manager goes.10 tests · 100 facts Sub-level 7.73Squad RotationManaging a squad over a season: fixture congestion, registration rules, rotation, minutes for young players, concussion replacements, cups, international breaks, injuries and the calendar.10 tests · 100 facts Sub-level 7.74Sports Science & RecoveryThe science around the matches rather than the athlete's body: tracking data, match demands, recovery, injury prevention, heat, head injuries, altitude, travel and the medical team.10 tests · 100 facts Sub-level 7.75Football PsychologyWhat research and experience say about the mind in football: penalties, home advantage, referees, momentum, team talks, mental health, finals, psychologists, leadership and abuse.10 tests · 100 facts Sub-level 7.76Defensive Midfield MasteryThe holding midfielder in depth: the role's history, screening, tactical fouls, dropping into the back line, reading the game, the deep playmaker, great anchors, covering full-backs, facing a number 10 and the goals…10 tests · 100 facts Sub-level 7.77Pressing Intensity MetricsReading the numbers behind the press: PPDA in context, pressing clocks, pressures, counter-pressing, defensive height, territory, challenge intensity, running without the ball, dashboards and the traps in all of them.10 tests · 100 facts Sub-level 7.78Two-Legged Ties (Aggregate)Home-and-away football beyond the basics: where the format came from, famous comebacks, domestic cups, shared stadiums, coin tosses and replays, other continents' rules, play-offs, one-off exceptions, annulled legs…10 tests · 100 facts Sub-level 7.79Football EconomicsHow the money works in football: revenue streams, television, matchday and commercial income, wages, transfer accounting, solidarity payments, parachutes, ownership and the financial rules, each figure tied to its…10 tests · 100 facts Sub-level 7.80Youth Development & AcademiesHow players are made: England's academy system, La Masia, Ajax, national centres, homegrown rules, the relative age effect, loans, scholarships, academy-built champions and the long drop-off to the first team.10 tests · 100 facts

Written from

IFAB Laws of the Game / FIFA & UEFA regulations and technical reports / Opta & StatsBomb definitions / coaching literature / peer-reviewed research

Football analytics literature (StatsBomb, Opta, SkillCorner definitions)
Coaching literature (in-match tactical adjustment)
Match and club reports (BBC Sport, The Athletic, club statements)
UEFA, FIFA and competition records; match reports
Coaching literature (the holding midfielder)
Club histories and match reports (BBC Sport, UEFA, club statements)
Club structures and coaching literature (the manager's role)
Club practice and squad-management literature