I got an e-mail back from the professor, and this is what he said:
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Can't say I have seen actual figures on this Pearce.
However, an Olympic sprinter would take at least 40 metres (and 4.5 to 5 seconds) to reach top speed. Not many soccer players would ever get to sprint flat out for that distance. I am sure a few of them are capable of speeds approaching top level sprinters but it would not happen often in the game.
So the statement maybe true in that some can sprint that fast. However, if it is suggesting it happens often (or indeed that many strikers can achieve this) then I would say it is false.
Cheers, Tony
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And this seems strikingly familiar to something a Wide Receiver in american football would be capable of... in fact, Az Hakim used to be a sprinter for the USA before joining football...
although, it is once again a different energy system... so the argument rages on and on!
Glad I could shed some light on it though.
Cheers