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CIES Highlights, No 161, October 2026

CIES ‘Ballon d’Or’: Lamine Yamal again

CIES ranking (Ballon d’Or day): Yamal tops again. Olise, Kane, Messi next. Doué 5th; Dembélé only 27th.

Table ronde: Le ski alpin suisse, les origines du succès et les défis du futur (in French)

La Suisse brille en ski alpin, mais sa base se fragilise. Table ronde le 19.11.2026 à Neuchâtel : origines du succès et défis d’avenir.

Table ronde: Le ski alpin suisse, les origines du succès et les défis du futur (in French)

La Suisse brille en ski alpin, mais sa base se fragilise. Table ronde le 19.11.2026 à Neuchâtel : origines du succès et défis d’avenir.

Applications NOW OPEN for the 28th edition of Europe’s No.1 ranked FIFA Master course

Applications now open for the 28th edition of the award-winning FIFA Master (No.1 in Europe and No. 2 in the World). Deadline: 8 January 2027.

Successful graduation ceremony held for the seventh edition of the UDLA/FEF/FIFA/CIES International Programme in Ecuador

Graduation ceremony of the 7th UDLA/FEF/FIFA/CIES International Programme in Sports Management held at UDLA Park campus auditorium in Quito on 2 October.

Successful graduation ceremony held for the seventh edition of the UDLA/FEF/FIFA/CIES International Programme in Ecuador

Graduation ceremony of the 7th UDLA/FEF/FIFA/CIES International Programme in Sports Management held at UDLA Park campus auditorium in Quito on 2 October.

New educational video: birthplaces of elite footballers

New educational video from CIES on the regions producing the most elite players in Europe’s Big 5.

Best clubs to add value to their signings

The 558th CIES Football Observatory presents global ranking of the best training clubs* based on the number of players from their academies.

Best clubs to add value to their signings

The 558th CIES Football Observatory presents global ranking of the best training clubs* based on the number of players from their academies.

International Monthly Review #86 - September 2026

CIES-Related Content in Septemeber 2026: Articles, Videos/Audio, and Social Media Posts from Around the World.

FIFA Master Alumni - Where are they now? - Blandina Khumbo Mdebwe

Current Position: Women's Football and Technical Support Manager, Football Association of Malawi (FAM)

FIFA Master Alumni - Where are they now? - Blandina Khumbo Mdebwe

Current Position: Women's Football and Technical Support Manager, Football Association of Malawi (FAM)

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CIES Highlights, No 161, October 2026

CIES ‘Ballon d’Or’: Lamine Yamal again

Table ronde: Le ski alpin suisse, les origines du succès et les défis du futur (in French)

Table ronde: Le ski alpin suisse, les origines du succès et les défis du futur (in French)

Applications NOW OPEN for the 28th edition of Europe’s No.1 ranked FIFA Master course

Successful graduation ceremony held for the seventh edition of the UDLA/FEF/FIFA/CIES International Programme in Ecuador

Successful graduation ceremony held for the seventh edition of the UDLA/FEF/FIFA/CIES International Programme in Ecuador

New educational video: birthplaces of elite footballers

Best clubs to add value to their signings

Best clubs to add value to their signings

International Monthly Review #86 - September 2026

FIFA Master Alumni - Where are they now? - Blandina Khumbo Mdebwe

FIFA Master Alumni - Where are they now? - Blandina Khumbo Mdebwe

Other news

CIES webinars: Let’s Connect and Think Together

Official welcome events held for the FIFA Master 27th edition class as they arrive at De Montfort University, Leicester

Game dictating index: Bayern ahead of Barcelona

Q: What do you get when you put twenty-eight people with twenty-two different nationalities together in the same room?

Costa Rica: UCR/FIFA/CIES International Programme in Sports Management celebrates its 18th intake

FIFA Master Alumni - Where are they now? - Diana Akinyi Yonah

Training clubs’ world ranking

FIFA Master Alumni - Where are they now? - Andre Zanotta

India: Graduation ceremony at Pillai University

FIFA Master Alumni - Where are they now? - Stuart Winship

Top valued U20 non-big-5 teenagers

Puerto Rico celebrates its new graduates