Players being called "fat". Players being "spied on". Players cutting weight for holidays. Football's body issue explored ...

Football fixation with body fat and the pressures on players, an accidental substitution and what the data says about the Champions League.

Smith is now a fitness trainer at Defensive Line Incorporated, where he works with football players. Through healthy foods and workouts, he trimmed his body fat, lowered his cholesterol and shed ...

Malik also points out that strength and power athletes like football players and weightlifters often aim for higher body fat levels of 15 to 25 percent for men and 25 to 35 percent for women.