CIES News
Spotting future stars: a European survey
Playing numerous games during the first years of a professional career is an essential condition in order to be able to compete in the top level…
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Three students implement their group project in Mexico!
The group project “#EllasTambiénJugan“ (#TheyAlsoPlay), presented by three students who attended the 2015 edition of the UCA/FIFA/CIES Executive…
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THE CLASSROOM, A STADIUM AND SKY: A MONTH IN THE LIFE OF THE 16TH EDITION
The 16th edition of the «FIFA Master» has already completed two months in Milan and what a couple of months they have been! How time flies!! February…
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Euro 2016: the starting grid
Players fielded by France since June 2015 have played 66,961 minutes in the big-5 leagues during the current season. This is the highest figure among…
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13th edition of the FIFA/CIES Programme in Argentina
Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA), the first academic partner of CIES, has just started the enrolment process for the 13th edition of the FIFA/CIES…
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Monthly Report: the fielding of young players in Europe
The March edition of the CIES Football Observatory analyses the evolution in the fielding of young players in 31 European top division leagues. While…
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Life expectancy as a coach: Wenger and the rest of the world
Issue number 142 of the CIES Football Observatory Big-5 Weekly Post presents the median stay of coaches at the head of teams in the five major…
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Peru: Enrolment procedure opens for the 4th FIFA/CIES Programme in sport management
The Universidad San Martín de Porres (USMP) in Lima, a CIES partner since 2012, has officially started the enrolment procedure for the 4th FIFA/CIES…
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Most and least stable players: from Totti to Toni
Twenty-nine big-5 league footballers aged 27 or over played for a single club since the start of their career in the adult game. Among them are only…
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