Who are the U23 players with the best credentials to make soon their national A-team debut with one of the nations in the 20 top positions of the FIFA rankings? Issue number 326 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post … Continue reading →

The CIES Football Observatory just disclosed its second analysis on the demographic profile of players and teams in four Latin American top divisions: Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Chile. The study notably reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic led to a decrease … Continue reading →

Issue number 325 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the points projected at the end of the season for teams from 22 leagues across Europe. The projection was calculated using a statistical model taking into account shots on … Continue reading →

By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw Sexist remarks about women, made by the President of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, Joshiro Mori, have caused furore and led to calls for him to resign. He is reported as saying that women speak … Continue reading →

The English Premier League has published the following Anti-Racism Action Plan on 9 February 2021 The No Room For Racism Action Plan that was launched by the Premier League is underpinned by the following six commitments: Executive pathways These targets … Continue reading →

CIES FOOTBALL OBSERVATORY REPORT 8 FEBRUARY 2021 Manchester at the heart of the transfer market During the last ten transfer windows, Manchester City total the most negative net transfer spending among current big-5 league clubs (-€631M) ahead of city rivals … Continue reading →

By Niovie Constantinou   We have, in previous articles, explored the importance of athletes building their brands, as strong brands come with many opportunities – both on and off the sports’ field.   Being good at the athlete’s given sport … Continue reading →

By Dr Tilman Kuhn, Jasper Wauters, Alexandra Rogers and Dr Mathis Rust, White & Case LLP, Düsseldorf/Brussels/Geneva Introduction The General Court of the European Union (the “General Court”) has recently confirmed that the eligibility rules of the International Skating Union … Continue reading →

By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw The contract details of thirty-three-year old Barcelona super star, Lionel Messi, have been leaked by the Madrid newspaper, ‘El Mundo’, over the weekend and have caused fury in the football world and beyond. These contract … Continue reading →

Issue number 323 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post ranks teams from 31 European leagues according to the number of shots per goal as per the data provided by InStat. The most clinical team overall is Hamburger SV (one … Continue reading →