By Lazaros Ioannou, Business Development Director, APC Sports Consulting, Nicosia, Cyprus Athletes usually create their wealth at a very young age and within a short period of time. Therefore, the creation of long-term wealth is of utmost importance. Whatever goals … Continue reading
From Bolivia to Japan Issue number 284 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post ranks 92 top divisions worldwide according to the average number of cards (yellow and red) per game during the current or the last completed one. The figures range … Continue reading
By Emre Bilginoglu, Attorney-at-Law, Istanbul, Turkey PaiN Gaming, one of the oldest e-sports clubs in Brazil, has teamed up with dating application Tinder, which allows users to use a swiping motion to like (swipe right) or dislike (swipe left) other … Continue reading
The renewal of the fruitful collaboration with OptaPro has allowed the CIES Football Observatory to innovate by developing its first ever technical report on a non-European competition: the Major League Soccer (MLS) of the United States and Canada. The 52nd Monthly Report compares the … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw On 14 February 2020, UEFA, the Governing Body of European Football, issued the following statement in this matter: “UEFA takes note of the decision of the independent Adjudicatory Chamber of the Club Financial Control Body … Continue reading
Issue number 283 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the financial balance for transfers carried out by clubs worldwide during the last two transfer windows. Real Madrid recorded the most negative balance (- €181 million) ahead of Aston Villa (- … Continue reading
According to analysis by the Deloitte Sports Business Group, Clubs in the English FA Premier League (Premier League) spent a total of £230m in the January 2020 transfer window. This surpasses the January 2019 transfer window total of £180m and … Continue reading
By Kris Lines, Aston University Business School, Birmingham, United Kingdom On 31 January 2020, World Athletics (the Governing Body of Track and Field) issued an amendment to its technical regulations governing competition shoes.[1] This document represents the latest salvo in … Continue reading
Issue number 282 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the list of players born in the 2000s who played the highest percentage of domestic league minutes during current season. Dejan Kulusevski (Parma, on loan from Juventus) tops the table for … Continue reading
By Athena Constantinou, Managing Director, APC Sports Consulting, Nicosia, Cyprus The current modus operandi of Sports Academies Currently, sports academies focus on creating the conditions necessary to produce world class players and, as a result, they concentrate on teaching ‘the … Continue reading