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FIFA Master Alumni - Where are they now? - Erik Leus

Current Position: Sports Policy Advisor for the Municipality of Hilversum
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29 January 2026

Transfer value of under-contract academy graduates: Barcelona!

100 teams worldwide whose academy graduates still under contract (in the club or out on loan) total the highest aggregate transfer value.
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Research
28 January 2026

FIFA Master Alumni - Where are they now? - Aneeqah Dinaully

Current Position: Digital Transformation Manager - Swisscom Broadcast 
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FIFA Master Alumni FIFA Master
22 January 2026

Best U22 outfield players compared to teammates

The outfield players not yet having turned 22 who most outperformed their teammates during the current or last completed season in 65 world leagues.
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Research
21 January 2026

FIFA Master Alumni - Where are they now? - Thabo Ntshinogang

Current Position: Managing Director of Stilistics Sportainment (A sports consultancy company which I founded in 2008).
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FIFA Master Alumni FIFA Master
15 January 2026

Top training clubs for big-5 league players

CIES Football Observatory presents the clubs having trained* the highest number of footballers who played in the big-5 during the current season.
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Research
14 January 2026

INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY REVIEW #77 - December 2025

Discover CIES related articles, audio-videos and social media posts from various channels around the world.
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CIES in the media
13 January 2026

FIFA Master Alumni - Where are they now? - Charisse Bacchus

Current Position: Owner and Sport Business Consultant CB Management, Director Can Bou Play Foundation
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FIFA Master Alumni FIFA Master
08 January 2026

Transfer values: global top 100

Lamine Yamal continues to be the most expensive player in the world according to the CIES Football Observatory’s statistical model.
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Research
07 January 2026
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