CIES News
And Just Like That… The Last Dance
And just like that, we reached the final month of the 26th edition of the FIFA Master.
World’s best U21s outside the big-5: last year performance
The outfield players who have not yet turned 21 and are playing outside Europe’s big-5 having performed best over the past year.
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FIFA Master Alumni - Where are they now? - Jo Robertson
Current Position: Football Agent and Co-Founder of The TAP Sports Group: a Global Sports Tech Company
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CIES SPORTS INTELLIGENCE PUBLISHES NEW REPORT ON THE EVOLUTION OF CLUB OWNERSHIP ACROSS ENGLISH FOOTBALL
CIES report: 51/92 English clubs foreign-majority owned; US capital in 40. Read it here.
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Nelson Mandela University awards diplomas to students of the 18th FIFA/CIES International Programme
Nelson Mandela University celebrated the awarding of diplomas to 18 students from South Africa as well as Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY REVIEW #85 - August 2026
CIES-Related Content in August 2026: Articles, Videos/Audio, and Social Media Posts from Around the World.
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FIFA Master awards success continues with new No.1 in Europe and No.2 in the world rankings
The new 2026 Sport Business rankings provides excellent recognition of the work we do each year to achieve that.
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FIFA Master Alumni - Where are they now? - Jai Ganatra
Current Position: Gaming & Digital Activations Manager, FIFA
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Costliest squads: Liverpool takes the lead
The 552nd CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post ranks the teams having invested the most on transfer fees to sign the players in their squads.
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Puerto Rico celebrates its new graduates
The UPRM/FIFA/CIES International Programme in Sports Management celebrated the graduation of its fifth cohort of students.
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