they train for around 3 hours a day, depending on when they have a match will depend on when they train, they usually have a game on the Saturday or Sunday so they would be trianing 4/5 days a week, if they have a midweek game they would loose a day and a half of training
about 4 hours a day
skills & fitness
They should not be. That has never happened to me.
Footballers do different types of training during the day: weight training, fitness training or just basic training with a football. Most footballers train for about 5 hours a day.
Some footballers get stressed because in season they train nearly everyday, have much pressure from the fans, paparazzi and magazines. They barely have any time to be with their families.
Fottballers have to train everyday, even if it's just for a while. But they have to stay fit and healthy.
Some footballers when they retire , work for the club they played for. They coach the goalkeeper or train them for their free kicks.Others retire and lead a retired life or be football pundits.
On all weekdays. One matchdays (which is usually Saturday) they train very lightly to preserve their energy for the game. They take Sundays off.
After the match they usually have a warm down session. They day after a match they will usually be back to the training pitch.
Collective nouns for footballers are a team of footballers or a squad of footballers.
they don't have a very long career
they train, they also do pushups curl ups and many other exercisesRead more: http://wiki.answers.com/What_do_professional_footballers_do_in_training#ixzz1MWQ4S99V