CIES News
Sport: The invention that is so British
Modern sport is not a common trait of humanity - an ongoing anthropological constant - , but is rather a fact of history or, to put it better, a…
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FIFA Master 18th Edition: Chapter 1 Leicester
After giving countless self-introductions in the first few weeks and learning about the heritage and history of sport, we knew we were embarking on a…
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Success for Violet Jubane, an alumna from Nelson Mandela University
Violet Jubane, an alumna from the FIFA/CIES Executive Programme in Sports Management organised in partnership with Nelson Mandela University (South…
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FIFA Master Alumni – Where are they now? – Ami Otaki
Ami Otaki
Current Position: Professional Football Player – Paris FC Féminines
Year of graduation: 2017 (17th edition)
Nationality: Japanese
What…
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Transfer values per club: four potential billionaires
Issue number 202 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post ranks big-5 league teams according to the estimated transfer value of their players. The…
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New study reveals growing instability in European football
Since 2009, the CIES Football Observatory has monitored the evolution of the demographics of players in 31 European top division leagues. The 2017…
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Venezuela: Alumnus appointed to take responsibility for national football teams
For almost a year now, Jemmyl Lamprea León, who is an alumnus of the FIFA/CIES Executive Programme in Sports Management organised in partnership with…
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Does height matter in football?
Issue number 201 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the lists of the 50 clubs from 36 European leagues who fielded the tallest and…
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Brand new player performance comparator widget
The CIES Football Observatory has further developed its website with the inclusion of a brand new player performance widget. Using data provided by…
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