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The FIFA Master: A dream that has become a reality

Picture: the 19th edition class of the FIFA Master  The FIFA Master. A one-year, truly global, breathtaking and sports intense adventure that has…
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08 November 2018

New report unveils drastic changes in European football over the past 10 years

The long-term work carried out within the CIES Football Observatory focuses, in particular, on the demographic analysis of the football players’…
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08 November 2018

New Video Series: Find Out Why You Should Choose the FIFA Master!

Through our new video series, the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) will aim to show to a bigger audience than ever before why the FIFA…
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05 November 2018

FIFA Master Alumni – Where are they now? – Francisco Porras Lima

Picture: Dr. Francisco Porras Lima (right) with FEI President and IOC Member, Ingmar De Vos

Dr. Francisco Porras Lima

Current Position: Director of…


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FIFA Master Alumni
05 November 2018

Updated transfer valuations: Mbappé takes the lead

Every month, the CIES Football Observatory updates the transfer valuations of big-5 league players using its exclusive algorithm. Issue number 239 of…
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05 November 2018

FIFA Master: Two FIFA/CIES Executive Programme alumni share their first impressions

Two FIFA/CIES Executive Programme alumni, Louis Kinziger and Geoffrey Edwards, embarked on the great adventure of the FIFA Master in September. After…
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31 October 2018

Exclusive training clubs European rankings

Issue number 238 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post highlights clubs having trained the most players currently present in 31 European top…
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29 October 2018

City Football Group Explored by FIFA Master Class in Manchester

The current FIFA Master class had the chance to undertake a truly memorable visit to Manchester City FC this month. The specially arranged visit…
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23 October 2018

Neymar most valuable player (MVP) in the big-5

The CIES Football Observatory has developed an exclusive approach to assess the performance of players using the statistics produced by the leading…
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23 October 2018
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