Research News
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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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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Player asset evolution: Chelsea ahead of PSG
The 516th CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post highlights the clubs whose estimated transfer value of players owned has changed the most.
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CIES “Ballon d’Or”: Lamine Yamal !
With the real Ballon d’Or to be awarded today by France Football, the CIES Football Observatory has had fun ranking the 100 best players in the world.…
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Costliest squads: Chelsea at the top
Issue number 513 of the CIES Football Observatory’s Weekly Post presents the 100 clubs worldwide having committed the most money in transfer fees.
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Most likely champions: 29 leagues
The 512th Weekly Post presents the results of a statistical model forecasting the probability of winning the title for clubs in 29 leagues.
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APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2026 FIFA RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP : KICK-OFF ON 1 SEPTEMBER
Applications for the 2026 FIFA Research Scholarship has been open from 1st September.
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2025 transfers: Liverpool most active in record-breaking market
The 511th CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post analyses the financial results of transfer operations carried out in 2025.
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Best teenagers: top 200 worldwide
The 510th Weekly Post presents the 200 footballers worldwide who have not yet turned 20 with the best CIES ratings for matches played in 2025.
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