IN THIS ISSUE

Apply NOW for the FIFA Master 19th edition (2018-2019) Postgraduate Course!

Brand new player performance comparator widget

Success for Violet Jubane, an alumna from Nelson Mandela University

Research, Regulation and Development – a three-pronged approach for African football?

FIFA Master 18th Edition: Chapter 1 Leicester

Transfer values per club: four potential billionaires

Russia: Four alumni from the HSE/FIFA/CIES Executive Programme alumni participate at Ashgabat 2017 

FIFA Master Alumni – Where are they now? Ami Otaki

OTHER NEWS

Venezuela: Alumnus appointed to take responsibility for national football teams

Defensive impermeability: who can beat Manchester City?

Sport: The invention that is so British

AND MORE

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

Vidéos - Why you should choose the FIFA Master?

CIES Highlights No 55, October 2017

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As of 2nd October 2017, the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) has officially opened the application process for the 19th edition (2018-2019) of the FIFA Master.

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The CIES Football Observatory has further developed its website with the inclusion of a brand new player performance widget. Using data provided by OptaPro, this unique tool allows users to compare the technical profile of players from the five major European leagues.

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Picture: Violet Jubane

Violet Jubane, an alumna from the FIFA/CIES Executive Programme in Sports Management organised in partnership with Nelson Mandela University (South Africa), has been appointed as a member of the Local Organising Committee of the Cosafa Women's Championship (Cosafa is an association regrouping the football federations located in the Southern part of Africa). The competition took place in Zimbabwe last September.

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Picture from left to right: Youssef Rabeh and Walid Azaro

CIES Researcher, Dr Kevin Tallec Marston, recently published an article on African club competitions for Goal.com; the information portal fully dedicated to football.

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Picture: FIFA Master 18th edition at Old Trafford Stadium, UK

After giving countless self-introductions in the first few weeks and learning about the heritage and history of sport, we knew we were embarking on a journey to leave our own legacy on the FIFA Master course as the 18th Edition. With 25 nationalities, 2 of which are being represented for the first time in Malawi and Mongolia, we knew straight from the start that this year would give us the opportunity to learn from each other and to grow as a unified class in a very unique atmosphere.

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Issue number 202 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post ranks big-5 league teams according to the estimated transfer value of their players. The aggregated value of current squad members is above one billion euro for four clubs: Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, FC Barcelona and Chelsea FC.

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Picture from left to right: Elena Stenkina, Daria Smirnova, Nikolay Kondakov and Evgeniya Stepanova

Four alumni from the FIFA/CIES Executive Programme organised in cooperation with the Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow participated in the 5th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games which took place in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, in September.

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Picture: Ami Otaki

Current Position: Professional Football Player – Paris FC Féminines

Year of graduation: 2017 (17th edition)

Nationality: Japanese

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