The Latest Breaking News from CIES

The 10 Most Valuable Players in the World in 2025—Ranked

No two players from the same club grace the top 10 list of most valuable footballers.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 27, 2025

The Most Valuable Teenagers in World Soccer—Ranked

Soccer currently boasts a vast supply of outstanding teenage talents.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 12, 2025

REVEALED: The most valuable players in the world

The CIES Football Observatory has worked out transfer values for the top 100 players in world football

FourFourTwo · May 30, 2024

Alexis Mac Allister fee may hint at what's next in Liverpool's Jude Bellingham transfer plan

Liverpool decision to step away from Jude Bellingham makes more sense as significant summer planned

Liverpool Echo · Jun 7, 2023

Four players Arne Slot can sign from Dutch champions Feyenoord if named Tottenham manager

Arne Slot, who has guided Feyenoord to their first Eredivisie title since 2017 and only the second this century, continues to be heavily linked with the Tottenham manager's job

Football London · May 22, 2023

Liverpool's most valuable asset named as Jude Bellingham transfer decision becomes clear

The CIES Football Observatory have released their latest data - with interesting results for Liverpool

Liverpool Echo · May 11, 2023

Barcelona's Gavi heads ranking of world's most promising young footballers

Santos' Marcos Leonardo is top U-20 striker, as per CIES research

The Times of India · Apr 29, 2023

Liverpool hold £194m gap over Manchester United but City problem is stark

Liverpool sit sixth on the global list of transfer rights, according to analysts at CIES

Liverpool Echo · Mar 17, 2023

Hearts the Premiership's most FOULED team and Aberdeen commit the fewest as SPFL’s offenders ranking is revealed

CIES Football Observatory have worked out each team's ratio based on average fouls comitted and suffered per match.

Daily Record · Feb 23, 2023

10 best value youngsters available in transfer market including Arsenal star and Chelsea target

Top talents from across Europe's biggest leagues could still find themselves on the move in January, with the CIES Football Observatory outlining the best potential value-for-money deals

Daily Mirror · Jan 12, 2023