CIES FOOTBALL OBSERVATORY REPORT 21 DECEMBER 2020 No professional footballer has played as many minutes in official matches in the calendar year 2020 as Manchester United’s centre back Harry Maguire. Up until December 17th, the English international was fielded during … Continue reading →

By Niovie Constantinou   Professional athletes enter into a variety of contracts, especially Playing and Sponsorship/Endorsement Agreements, during the course of their careers.   Ideally these should be reviewed by a legal advisor prior to their execution.   There are … Continue reading →

By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw UK Sport has announced new funding plans of £352 million for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond. The investment will be in sports that reflect modern British Society and seven new sports will … Continue reading →

BY PROF DR IAN BLACKSHAW Formula One has just announced its calendar of events for next year. There will be 23 grand prix races, the longest season in Formula One history. The first is scheduled to be held in Melbourne, … Continue reading →

By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw MLB Baseball Team Cleveland Indians have announced that they are to change their name, which they have used since 1915, on the ground that it is racially sensitive. The team’s owner, Paul Dolan stated: “The … Continue reading →

SEASONAL GREETINGS! We would like to wish all our readers and contributors the season’s greetings and all the best in the New Year! We hope that 2021 will be a much better one than 2020, and that life will return … Continue reading →

CIES FOOTBALL OBSERVATORY REPORT 14 DECEMBER 2020 Data is more than ever a must when it comes to scouting. The CIES Football Observatory has developed a unique methodology to assess the performance of players on an objective basis. Using the … Continue reading →

By Prof Dr Steve Cornelius, Head of Private Law Department, University of Pretoria, South Africa Media reports indicate that a group of up to 80 former international rugby union players are gearing up to take legal action against the Rugby … Continue reading →

By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw It has just been announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that ‘breaking’ – a competitive form of break dancing – will be included as a sport in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, scheduled to … Continue reading →

Issue number 316 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post compares clubs from 31 top divisions of UEFA member associations according to the average age at which they recruited their current players (not including footballers from the youth academy). CSKA … Continue reading →