Nutritional intake of Spanish elite soccer players (mean ± SD) and current recommendations [
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*% of E: percentage of total energy intake**Recommendation: current recommendations for daily average intake. NA: not applicable. (Tomas et al., 2016; Ranchordas et al., 2017; FESNAD, 2015)*** For the weekdays, the mean intake across the five days was used for analysis[NK was classified as “average” knowledge (60–61%) for both EG and CG before intervention. However, the EG showed significant increases in NK (p < 0.05, 7%; NK classified as “over average”) after intervention. No significant differences between groups were observed.Diet adherence questionnaire (AQ) showed significant group x time interaction in the CG, showing a higher compliance. However, a significant decrease in adherence was observed in the EG after intervention. POST-Intervention general difficulty was 6.5 in the EG and 5.9 in the CG. In general, throughout the intervention both groups demonstrated greater difficulties with PROT intake. In addition, breakfast was the most difficult meal to follow in CG during the intervention.Group x time effects after both EG and CG interventions on physical and anthropometrical parameters were reported in 