CIES News

Monthly Report: performance and playing styles in 35 European leagues
The analysis of pitch performances at both individual and collective level is one of the three principle fields of research of the CIES Football…
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Transfer value trends: Lukaku at the top
The CIES Football Observatory has specialised in the scientific estimation of professional players’ transfer value. Issue number 197 of the Weekly…
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FIFA Master 19th edition: online application open!
As of 2nd October 2017, the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) has officially opened the application process for the 19th edition…
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Russia: Roman Shirokov becomes “Sports Leader” for the HSE/FIFA/CIES Executive Programme
On Friday 22nd September, the Higher School of Economics with the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) announced that Roman Shirokov, an…
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Francisca Crovetto elected President of the Athletes’ Commission of the Chilean Olympic Committee
Francisca Crovetto, a current student of the UST/FIFA/CIES Executive Programme in Sports Management, was recently elected President of the Athletes’…
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Denis Oswald re-elected to International Olympic Committee Executive Board
At the recent International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Lima, International Centre for Sport…
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Welcome to the 18th edition of the "FIFA Master" - International Master (MA) in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport
On Tuesday 19th September 2017, the new 18th edition "FIFA Master" - International Master in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport - class were…
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Ball possession: Celtic heads the rankings
The fresh collaboration with the leading football data company Weekly Post of this kind focuses on the percentage of ball possession since the start…
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Wimbledon All England Lawn Tennis Club Welcomes 18th edition “FIFA Master” Class
The world famous All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, was the venue for the first field visit of the new academic year for the 18th…
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