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CIES - 20 years of sports studies

4th seminar of the FIFA/CIES International University Network

Record high: more than 3 billion euros invested on new players

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU): Some leave and some arrive….

OTHER NEWS

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Poland: Registrations for the second edition of the FIFA/CIES Programme

From Martial to Sterling: most over- and under-paid players

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CIES Highlights No 29, July 2015

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MM. Reeb, Juvet, Blatter, Oswald and Gagg celebrating the 20 years of CIES at La Tène, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

“The legs of a 20-year-old are made to travel the world,” wrote the French poet Christian Bobin.

The same can be said of the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES), which was founded 20 years ago in Switzerland.

The scientific institution welcomed the world to the shores of Lake Neuchatel on Saturday as it celebrated its 20th anniversary. Founded in 1995 by FIFA and the Canton, City and University of Neuchatel, CIES has brought its expertise and experience to bear for the last two decades in serving the world of sport.

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Members of the FIFA/CIES International University Network in front of the Palais DuPeyrou, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Over 60 members of the FIFA/CIES International University Network met in Switzerland from the 23rd to the 26th of August. Their main objectives were to share experiences as well as to explore avenues to improve work and cooperation between academic partners.

The representatives of the 16 member universities of the FIFA/CIES Network and the CIES coordinators met in Zurich and Neuchâtel three years after the 3rd Seminar which took place in Buenos Aires.

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Update of the exclusive database on the demographic features of big-5 league players

Big-5 league clubs committed 3.3 billion € to sign players during the last transfer window (add-on and loan fees included). This is a 32% increase compared to the previous record high observed in summer 2014. All data is available in issue number 118 of the CIES Football Observatory Big-5 Weekly Post.

On average, during the last three summer transfer windows (2013-2015), the transfer expenditure of big-5 league clubs was 68% greater than in the three previous ones (2010-2012). The biggest increase was recorded at English Premier League level: +98%.

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Graduates from the 8th edition of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University/FIFA/CIES Programme in South Africa

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) officially gave diplomas to the 18 students who participated in the 8th edition of the NMMU/FIFA/CIES Programme in South Africa last week. The university also welcomed the 28 new students who will attend classes until July 2016.

Masterfully orchestrated by Vernon Oosthuizen, the opening and closing ceremonies once again showed the convivial and positive atmosphere that NMMU has contributed to the Programme over the past eight years.

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