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Transfer market report: exclusive analysis
The 97th Monthly Report of the CIES Football Observatory analyses the financial flows of transfer operations occurred over the last decade...
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Costliest squads: Chelsea breaks all records
The 470th CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the 100 teams in the world having committed the most money in transfer fees to recruit their…
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APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2025 FIFA RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE OPEN FROM 1 SEPTEMBER
Applications for the 2025 FIFA Research Scholarship will be open from 1 September...
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Transfer spending: Premier League top, but down
The 469th CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post compares the transfer fees invested by clubs worldwide (including add-ons) between the summers 2023…
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CIES SPORTS INTELLIGENCE REPORT: ELITE FOOTBALLERS PLAY LESS MINUTES THAN A DECADE AGO IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES
The CIES report on the elite men’s football match calendar and player workload provides an empirical outlook on both current and historical trends…
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Report on the most in-demand players
The third report of the CIES Football Observatory Summer Series on Match Calendar and Player Workload focuses on the most in-demand footballers...
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Clubs are not playing more matches per season
The second report of the CIES Football Observatory Summer Series on Match Calendar and Player Workload analyses the trends ...
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Match Calendar and Player Workload: first report
This first report of the CIES Football Observatory Summer Series on Match Calendar and Player Workload in men’s football analyses trends ...
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Men’s Football Calendar
The CIES Football Observatory is breaking new ground with four summer reports on the highly topical issue of the football calendar congestion and…
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