Assuming no resistance from the air (unrealistic in the case of a football!) the time of flight is given by:
0 = 19.5*sin(45°)*t - (1/2)*9.8*t2, taking g = 9.8m/s2 (this comes from considering the vertical motion)
$${\mathtt{t}} = {\frac{{\mathtt{19.5}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}\underset{\,\,\,\,^{\textcolor[rgb]{0.66,0.66,0.66}{360^\circ}}}{{sin}}{\left({\mathtt{45}}^\circ\right)}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{2}}}{{\mathtt{9.8}}}} \Rightarrow {\mathtt{t}} = {\mathtt{2.813\: \!996\: \!374\: \!111\: \!530\: \!6}}$$ seconds
The horizontal distance travelled by the ball is s = 19.5*cos(45°)*t
$${\mathtt{s}} = {\mathtt{19.5}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}\underset{\,\,\,\,^{\textcolor[rgb]{0.66,0.66,0.66}{360^\circ}}}{{cos}}{\left({\mathtt{45}}^\circ\right)}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{2.813\: \!996\: \!374\: \!111\: \!530\: \!6}} \Rightarrow {\mathtt{s}} = {\mathtt{38.801\: \!020\: \!408\: \!212\: \!922\: \!5}}$$ metres
The player must therefore run a distance of (55 - s) metres in a time t seconds, so his average speed must be (55 - s)/t m/s
$${\mathtt{v}} = {\frac{\left({\mathtt{55}}{\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\mathtt{38.801}}\right)}{{\mathtt{2.814}}}} \Rightarrow {\mathtt{v}} = {\mathtt{5.756\: \!574\: \!271\: \!499\: \!644\: \!6}}$$ m/s
or v ≈ 5.76 m/s
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