Franco Impellizzeri is a Professor at the Technological University of Sydney. Australia. He is a world-class researcher, with a scientific activity characterized by >150 JCR articles. He is currently Associate Editor of the prestigious Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance and Chief Editor of Science and Medicine in Football, and fellow of European College of Sport Science. He has worked as Head of the MAPEI Sport Research Center in Italy, and in prestigious centers such FIFA Medical and Assessment Research Center, the Italian Calcio Association and Schulthess Clinic (Zurich).