Research News
Top development clubs: use of U21 players
Clubs currently competing in 50 top divisions worldwide where footballers who had not yet turned 21 have played the highest percentage of minutes.
Most profitable football academies: last decade
100 clubs worldwide that have earned the most from the transfer of players from their youth academies* over the last ten years.
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Transfer to a top flight club: most expensive U23s
One Hundred U23 players not yet under contract with one of the ten most powerful clubs worldwide* with the top estimated transfer value.
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Long-term squad management: global index
The 538th CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the global ranking of clubs whose squad management is most focused on the long term.
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Value of players owned: Chelsea in the lead
100 teams in the world with the highest aggregate transfer value of players owned, estimated according to our statistical model.
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Most decisive players: Messi in world form
Players that having scored or assisted the most goals in matches played over the last year in 67 leagues around the world.
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Heaviest pressure on opponents: global rankings
The 535th CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post ranks teams from 56 leagues around the world according to the level of pressure exerted on opponents.
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UEFA Champions League: fastest players
Exclusive Gradient data on running speeds of players from teams still competing in the UEFA Champions League.
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Breaking open the piggy bank to win (or not)?
Ranking of the teams worldwide according to the financial results of the transfer operations completed over the current season and last five years.
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World ranking of ball-friendliest teams
CIES Football Observatory presents the ball-friendliest teams in the world thanks to the data exclusively produced by our partner Impect.
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