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Player trading champions: Eintracht at the top

The world’s smartest clubs on the transfer market since January 2021 in terms of the financial balance sheets of players recruited as professionals.
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Research
26 November 2025

2025 Migration Report highlights ongoing surge in International Transfers

FIBA/CIES 2025 report shows global basketball transfers surging to 13,555, setting new records in men’s and women’s moves.
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Research Publication
20 November 2025

Best development leagues for young domestic players

The 522nd CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post ranks 50 top divisions worldwide according to the percentage of minutes played.
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Research
19 November 2025

Projected merit-based salary: Mbappé!

The 521st CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the 100 players in the world who should earn the highest salaries.
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Research
12 November 2025

Table ronde: «Football et littérature» (held in French)

CIES, in collaboration with the Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel (CDN), co-organised a round table titled “Football and Literature” on 8 November 2025 at…


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CIES Research Seminars and webinars
08 November 2025

Top valued teenagers: Yamal & co

The 520th CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the players who have not yet celebrated their 20th birthday with the highest transfer value.
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Research
05 November 2025

International training product: France at the top

CIES Football Observatory presents the 50 nations whose clubs have generated the most revenue over the last ten years from the international transfer…
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Research
29 October 2025

Best football academies: Benfica at the top

As every year, the CIES Football Observatory has identified the clubs having trained* the players currently active in 49 leagues around the world.
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Research
22 October 2025

Best players of the last semester: eight areas

Thanks to the collaboration with Impect, the CIES Football Observatory has developed performance indices on a 100 basis in eight areas of play.
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Research
17 October 2025
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