IN THIS ISSUE

Kick off of the Football Executive Programme in the Caribbean 

250th edition of the CIES Football Observatory's weekly post

Grand débat sur le "Football Romand" (In French only)

The class of the 19th edition of the FIFA Master relates its experiences in Milan for the Management module

Marcela Muñoz, an iconic figure in Women's football in Chile completed the FIFA/CIES Executive Programme

Discover more about the competitive balance in the UEFA Champions League

Where are they now? - Sarah Crumbach, alumni of the 10th Edition of the FIFA Master

OTHER NEWS

CIES Football Observatory: Stakhanovite Big-5 League Players

Tomasz Flakowski, alumni of the FIFA/CIES Executive Programme joins the Olimpia Elblag Football Club (Poland)

New Video Series: Find Out Why You Should Choose the FIFA Master

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 70, January 2019

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On Saturday 26th January 2019, FIFA and the International Centre for Sport Studies (CIES) in collaboration with the University of the West Indies (UWI) launched the first two modules of the Caribbean Football Executive Programme focusing on the topics of “Organization of Football” and “Administration and Finance”.

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The CIES Football Observatory celebrates the 250th edition of its Weekly Post with an exclusive analysis on the contribution of clubs in training the players fielded in big-5 league matches during the last five years. Training clubs are those where players have been for at least three seasons between the ages of 15 and 21. The rankings are elaborated by summing minutes played in the big-5 since January 1st 2014 by all of the footballers trained per club.

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Comment redonner des couleurs au football romand ? ArcInfo et le CIES vous proposent un grand débat avec les présidents des clubs phares que sont Xamax, Sion et Servette, ainsi que le responsable de l’Observatoire du football CIES. La table ronde sera animée par Raphaèle Tschoumy, cheffe de la rubrique sportive d'ArcInfo.

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Picture: The class of the 19th Edition of the FIFA Master during a field visit at the Juventus Stadium

Milano downtown. Via Quadrio 12. Wednesday night. The FIFA Master class is reminiscing over a tingling glass of prosecco, pouring down Mamma Canteri’s exquisite lasagne. The third week of the Milan module is rapidly coming to an end. It was about time for the class to reunite as a whole for the first time since Leicester. It was about time for the whole class to have a genuine Milanese food experience. It was about time to reflect on the first weeks of the Milan module and to share expectations of the amazing programme to come.

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Picture: Michael Boys, CIES Coordinator in Chile and Marcela Muñoz 

Last December, Marcela Muñoz received her diploma after successful completion of the FIFA/CIES Executive Programme organised in Chile with Universidad Santo Tomás. As an iconic figure in Women’s football in Chile, here she describes her long-term efforts since 2007 to develop Women’s football with the Colo-Colo club (Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo) and at the national level too.

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The 42th Monthly Report of the CIES Football Observatory analyses the evolution of the competitive balance in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League since the introduction of the current format in 2003/04. The study illustrates a clear trend towards less balance and more predictability. Changes in the competition format and the redistribution of resources are needed to preserve a sufficient level of sporting and economic balance.

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Picture: Sarah Crumbach (right) with a young change-maker from Azerbaïjan at the Youth Olympic Village in Buenos Aires

Current Position: Youth Olympic Games Services Manager, International Olympic Committee (IOC), Lausanne, Switzerland

Year of graduation: 2010 (10th Edition)

Nationality: German

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