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
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw In the current cricket series against South Africa, a controversy has broken out regarding the use by England of coded signs displayed from the pavillion to its players, especially the captain, Eoin Morgan, on the … Continue reading
CIES FOOTBALL OBSERVATORY REPORT 30 NOVEMBER 2020 Issue number 315 of the Weekly Post highlights the big-5 league players whose transfer value has increased the most in November according to the CIES Football Observatory algorithm. The Norwegian prodigy Erling Haaland … Continue reading
The Executive Committee of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) has set up an independent Task Force to deal with cases of discrimination reported to it. The Task Force will have a wide range of discrimination cases, including race, … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw Diego Maradona, the former Argentine midfielder and football manager, has died on 25 November 2020 of a heart attack aged 60. Described as a ‘football legend’, he was as controversial off as he was on … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw A new Book on ‘Access to Justice in Arbitration’ has been published on 13 November 2020. The Book has been edited by Leonardo Oliveira of Royal Holloway London University and Sara Hourani of the University … Continue reading
Issue number 314 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the ten most represented foreign origins in 126 professional leagues worldwide. The Brazilians represent the biggest contingent of expatriates in 23 championships, followed by the Argentineans (15) and the … Continue reading
Legal… Anonymity protection maintained until the end ! By Selena Beschle, Attorney at Law, Pachmann Law Firm, Zurich, Switzerland Animals have a special place in the Swiss legal system. In the Criminal Code, … Continue reading
CIES FOOTBALL OBSERVATORY REPORT 16 NOVEMBER 2020 Best heading defenders: Zouma at the top, Maguire 3rd Issue number 313 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the 100 players from the 10 best European leagues who won the highest … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw With his victory – his 94th win – in the Turkish Grand Prix on 15 November 2020, which has been described as “masterful” in view of the atrocious conditions at the Istanbul Park Circuit and … Continue reading