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News

Wed. 15 May 2024

Most impactful players of the season

The 464th CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the outfield footballers whose performances have had the greatest impact during the 2023/24 season in 54 leagues around the world. The impact score was calculated by taking...[more]

Mon. 13 May 2024

Growth and development in focus as FIFA Football Executive Programme delivered for Asia and Oceania

Aligned with FIFA’s commitment to support and develop football leaders and administrators within Member Associations (MAs), FIFA has successfully launched the second edition of Football Executive Programme (FEP) for Asian and...[more]

Mon. 13 May 2024

Migration report: the rise continues

Issue number 95 of the CIES Football Observatory’s Monthly Report presents the migration trends observed over the last five years in 135 men’s leagues spread across 88 national associations around the world. A new record in the...[more]

Thu. 09 May 2024

The Beginning of the End: Welcome to Neuchâtel

After a well-deserved short break, the students of the 24th edition of the FIFA Master landed ready for their last adventure: Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The month of April began with the final memories we took with us from Milan, a...[more]

Wed. 08 May 2024

Defensive work by forwards: new indicator

The 463rd CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post ranks attacking players (wingers and centre forwards) in 30 leagues around the world according to the amount of defensive work performed. The latter was measured using an index*...[more]

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