IN THIS ISSUE

FIFA and CIES launch The Next 90: pioneering education programme for former players

Apply NOW to the FIFA Master – The Leading Sport Management Course in Europe!

CIES signs partnership agreement in Puerto Rico

Kick-off FIFA Executive Programme for Asian and Oceanian Member Associations (MAs)

Record high for expatriate players in European football

Understanding the past, present and future value of sport in Leicester!

International Monthly Review #27 - October 2021

FIFA Master Alumni - Where are they now? - Liang-Chen Chen

OTHER NEWS

CIES webinars: Let’s Connect and Think Together

Ajax crowned best training club in Europe

Most sustainable squads: Manchester City and Real Sociedad at the top

Sprinting distance: worldwide analysis

AND MORE

Interviews - Where are they now? Meet some of our alumni and discover their career path after graduation 

Videos - Learn more about CIES by subscribing to our YouTube channel

CIES Highlights No 102, October 2021

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FIFA Legends and its partner CIES are proud to announce the launch of an innovative educational programme starting in 2022, The Next 90, who is aimed at providing former footballers with the skills, tools and confidence to succeed in careers beyond football, when their playing days are over. 

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As of 1st October 2021, the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) has officially opened the application process for the 23rd edition (2022-2023) of the FIFA Master.

The FIFA Master - International Master in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. Organised by the International Centre for Sport Studies (CIES) in partnership with De Montfort University in Leicester (England), SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan (Italy) and the University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland), the course is a top graduate programme developing all-round managers who can cope with the increasingly complex world of sport.

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The International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) recently signed a partnership agreement with the Universidad de Puerto Rico - Recinto de Mayagüez (UPRM) and the Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF) in order to offer the FIFA/CIES International Programme in Sports Management to Spanish-speaking people from Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and the United States.

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Aligned with FIFA’s commitment to support and develop football leaders and administrators within Member Associations (MAs), FIFA has successfully launched this week the Football Executive Programme for Asian and Oceanian MAs in partnership with the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES).

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After the drop in 2020 within the context of the pandemic, the part of players imported from abroad in the squads of teams from 31 European top divisions has started to rise again. This is one of the main findings from the annual census carried out since 2009 by the CIES Football Observatory research team, published in the 69th edition of the Monthly Report.

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The 22nd edition FIFA Master class arrived in Leicester in September with a huge amount of excitement and anticipation at starting the world’s most diverse and best sports education programme. 

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Chen, Liang-Chen

Current Position: Chief of International Match Unit, Chinese Taipei FA

Year of graduation: 2018 (18th edition)

Nationality: Chinese Taipei / United States

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