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Squad turnover during the last five years: from Genoa to Bayern

The first CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post was published in March 2012. To celebrate this birthday, we ranked the 54 clubs always present in the…
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13 March 2017

Senegal: Alumnus from UCAD now active at continental level

We were pleased to hear that Badara Ndiaye, an alumnus from the 9th edition of the UCAD/FIFA/CIES Programme in Sports Management, has been appointed…


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03 March 2017

Most loyal players: Totti, Terry and Buffon

Issue number 178 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents big-5 league players who have been for the longest consecutive period in the…


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27 February 2017

Champions League training clubs: from Barcelona to Manchester City

Issue number 177 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the list of footballers trained by clubs qualified for the Champions League…
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20 February 2017

New Monthly Report: goalkeepers, what kind of specifics?

Goalkeepers occupy a particular status in football teams. The qualities needed to play in this position are very different from those required from…


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15 February 2017

Experience rankings: Dele Alli and his younger brothers

What is the common feature between Dele Alli, Renato Sanches, Christian Pulisic and Gianluigi Donnarumma? They are all the most experienced players in…


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13 February 2017

Interview with Zonwabele Hlulani - A South African alumnus serving his local community

Zonwabele Hlulani, who attended the NMMU/FIFA/CIES Executive Programme in Sports Management six years ago, answers some questions about his…
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13 February 2017

First 2017 SDA Bocconi Module Report from 17th Edition Class

Following a three-week winter break, the "FIFA Master" class reunited in Milan to begin the Sport Leadership and Organization module at SDA Bocconi.


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08 February 2017
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