CIES News
Russia: Registration open for the second edition of the FIFA/CIES Programme
The Higher School of Economics (HSE), the academic partner of the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES), has launched the registration…
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NMMU: Some leave and some arrive….
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) officially gave diplomas to the 18 students who participated in the 8th edition of the NMMU/FIFA/CIES…
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Record high: more than 3 billion € invested on new players
Big-5 league clubs committed 3.3 billion € to sign players during the last transfer window (add-on and loan fees included). This is a 32% increase…
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Poland: Registrations for the second edition of the FIFA/CIES Programme
Kozminski University (KU), the academic partner of the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES), launched the registration process for the…
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From Martial to Sterling: most over- and under-paid players
Who were the most under-paid players during the last transfer window? Who was under-paid? Issue number 117 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly…
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20 years of sports studies
“The legs of a 20-year-old are made to travel the world,” wrote the French poet Christian Bobin.
The same can be said of the International Centre for…
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4th Seminar of the FIFA/CIES International University Network
Over 60 members of the FIFA/CIES International University Network met in Switzerland from the 23rd to the 26th of August. Their main objectives were…
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Who will win the big-5 league titles?
The correlation between money and success is more and more apparent in European football. The CIES Football Observatory used the indicator of the…
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The CIES Football Observatory unveils its updated approach for sustainable success
The first Monthly Report of the 2015/16 seasons allows football observers and professionals to gain a better understanding of the key factors to be…
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