IN THIS ISSUE

New FIFA Diploma in Football Law

CIES Round Table on VAR and Video Technology at THE SPOT 2019

New CIES Sports Intelligence report on the Governance and Finances of Top European Football Clubs

CIES Football Observatory Report and Atlas on Expatriate Footballers

A FIFA/CIES Executive Programme alumnus elected President of the Puerto Rican Football Federation

Terre en vue! The FIFA Master 19th edition Class has landed in Neuchâtel

Where are they now? - Hassan El Kamah, alumni of the 15th Edition of the FIFA Master

OTHER NEWS

Top transfer values for U20 big-5 league players

Production Champions: Napoli, Olympiacos, Leeds, and who else?

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 73, April 2019

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As part of an on-going effort to share knowledge with sports law professionals around the world, FIFA is launching a new Diploma in Football Law in collaboration with the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES). The Diploma is designed for sports executives, either working in the legal department of a FIFA Member Association, holding a legal position in a players' union, club or league, or working as a sports lawyer in the football field.

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In an attempt to discuss this question of fundamental importance for 21st century football, an exceptional round table entitled “Putting Innovation on the Pitch: VAR and Video Technology in Sport” has been organized by the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES). This special event is part of “THE SPOT 2019", which runs from 22nd to 23rd May 2019 at the SwissTech Convention Centre in Lausanne.

Our line-up of leading speakers will include:

Zvonimir Boban, Deputy Secretary General, FIFA

Massimo Busacca, Director of FIFA Refereeing, FIFA

Vincent Gaillard, CEO - Director General, EPCR

Prof. Denis Müller, Honorary Professor of Ethics, UNIGE

Alexandra Willis, Head of Communications, Content & Digital, AELTC

Moderators: David Eades, BBC World and Rob Eades, So-Creative

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The second report from the new research and analysis team at CIES focuses on a sample of 12 prominent football clubs from the big-5 leagues to provide some insight into their internal governance and financial landscape.

The analysis gives some insight into a club’s internal governance structures ranging from ownership models, boards of directors and representation in international football organisations. In financial terms, the report underlines the relevance of European competition revenues and the income from the transfer market, all in connection with a club’s bottom line.

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For the third year, the CIES Football Observatory analyses the presence of expatriate players in 147 leagues from 98 national associations. Brazil is clearly at the top of the rankings for countries exporting the most footballers (1,330 players), ahead of France (867) and Argentina (820). Alone, these countries export almost a quarter of footballers (22.5%). Overall, the number of expatriates increased by 5.0% compared to 2018.

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Picture: Iván Rivera, President of the Puerto Rican Football Federation

Iván Rivera, an alumnus from the FIFA/CIES Executive Programme organised with Universidad de Costa Rica, was elected President of the Puerto Rican Football Federation during the General Assembly held last month. The new President shared impressions on the projects he intends to develop during his term of office.

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Picture: The FIFA Master class poses with a selection of FIFA Master alumni and other FIFA employees. In the midst of all: Fatma Samoura (middle row, 2nd from left) and Gianni Infantino (middle row, 3rd from left).

In this latest article, the two class representatives for the Law Module review the FIFA Master 19th Edition’s first five weeks in Neuchâtel. Read here why law and an open mind complement each other perfectly, how Gianni Infantino made the class move closer together; and what Frank Zappa has to do with the FIFA Master.

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Hassan El Kamah

Current Position: Senior Marketing Manager - Sela Sport

Year of Graduation: 2015 (15th edition)

Nationality: Egyptian

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