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Rising values: non-big-5 league players

TOP 100 players from outside the big-5 European leagues whose transfer value has risen the most over the last six months.
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Research
05 March 2025

Twenty years of the Observatory: tribute studies on training clubs

The CIES Football Observatory presents a study of the teams that have trained the most players fielded in Europe’s big-5 over the last two decades.
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Research
26 February 2025

Ground defence: best U23 midfielders worldwide

The 492nd CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the hundred U23 midfielders from 46 leagues around the world with the highest values.
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Research
19 February 2025

Just published: Inventing the Boston Game: Football, Soccer, and the Origins of a National Myth

In less than eighteen months, the FIFA men’s World Cup will come to the USA and one of the host cities is Boston. The history of soccer and football…


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Research Publication
14 February 2025

Next full internationals: players to watch

The 491st CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the U25 players who are sportingly the most deserving for a senior national team debut.
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Research
12 February 2025

Current season transfers: financial statement

In the last two transfer windows, only one team has had a negative net spending of more than €250 million: Brighton & Hove.
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Research
05 February 2025

Just published: Shared Tracks: Skiing in Austria and Switzerland in Culture and Society

New book sheds light on the history of skiing in Austria and Switzerland.
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Research Publication
04 February 2025

Forthcoming results: predictions for 42 leagues

Forecast of the results up to the end of the season of teams in 42 leagues around the world according to their performance level.
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Research
29 January 2025

Gyökeres top scorer for the last year

The 488th CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the 100 players who have scored the most goals over the last year.
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Research
22 January 2025
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