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The Football Observatory is a research group created in 2005 within the Swiss-based CIES

15/10/2026

📍 Île-de-France 🇫🇷 (2.73×), Greater London 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (2.31×) and Berlin 🇩🇪 (2.01×) produce more than twice as many elite footballers as expected based on their share of the national population. Full ⚽️ video and analysis : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eTKDnPoARw

15/10/2026

🗺️ Birthplace map of players born in 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 🇩🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇮🇹 revealing strong concentrations in major metropolitan areas such as Paris 🇫🇷 and London 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Full ⚽️ video and analysis : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eTKDnPoARw

14/10/2026

Shortest leagues as per average height of line-ups fielded, 5⃣0⃣ top divisions 🗺️
🥇 🇨🇱 177.89cm
🥈 🇯🇵 178.50cm
🥉 🇵🇪 178.63cm
🇻🇪 🇨🇷 🇲🇽 🇪🇨 🇵🇾 🇨🇴 🇦🇷
More demographic data : https://football-observatory.com/Tool-Demography

14/10/2026

Greatest value loss for past 5⃣-year signings' 💸
🥇 🇸🇦 -€5⃣0⃣2⃣m (-€315m for recruits already sold (fees received ➖ fees paid); -€187m for those still owned (current value ➖ fees paid)
🥈 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 -€4⃣0⃣5⃣m
🥉 🇸🇦 -2⃣2⃣9⃣€m
👉 https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost555
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇸🇦 🇸🇦 🇷🇺 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇶🇦

14/10/2026

Most value added to past 5⃣-year signings' 💸
🥇 🇩🇪 +€5⃣2⃣7⃣m (+€293m for recruits already sold (fees received ➖ fees paid); +€234m for those still owned (current value ➖ fees paid) 🤑
🥈 🇪🇸 +€5⃣2⃣6⃣m
🥉 🇫🇷 +€4⃣9⃣0⃣m
👉 https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost555
🇵🇹 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇩🇪 🇪🇸 🇩🇪 🇧🇪 🇮🇹

14/10/2026

Most decisive teenagers as per goals scored or assisted per 90' in current league season ⚽️ ( )
🥇 🇪🇸 1.46
🥈 🇭🇷 1.27
🥉 🇲🇽 1.03
🇺🇦 🇷🇸 🇭🇳 🇷🇸 🇭🇷 🇳🇴 🇺🇸

13/10/2026

Top press-defying U2⃣2⃣ south american attackers, as per most forward progressions* under intense pressure ( )
🥇 🇦🇷 2.77 per 90'
🥈 🇦🇷 2.36
🥉 🇦🇷 2.29
🇦🇷 🇵🇾 🇧🇷 🇨🇱 🇵🇪 🇦🇷 🇵🇾
*forward carry or pass > 8m

13/10/2026

Most physically intense🔝 division team as per sprinting distance (>25 km/h for>0.7") per player & 90' 🫁 ( )
🥇 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 246.8m
🥈 🇩🇪 245m
🥉 🇳🇱 244.5m
🇺🇸 🇳🇱 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇩🇰 🇫🇷 🇳🇱 🇨🇭

13/10/2026

U2⃣1⃣ wide backs in 15 european non-big-5 top divisions outperforming the most their teammates, Index with 📊
🥇 🇳🇱 x1.45
🥈 🇭🇺 x1.38
🥉 🇩🇰 & 🇷🇴 x1.34
🇨🇮 🇳🇬 🇧🇬 🇳🇱 🇭🇷 🇨🇭
More : https://football-observatory.com/Performance-Tool

13/10/2026

Big-5⃣ U2⃣1⃣ centre backs outperforming the most their teammates, Index with 📊
🥇 🇫🇷 x1.53
🥈 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 x1.49
🥉 🇩🇪 x1.44
🇫🇷 🇫🇷 🇭🇷 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇫🇷 🇮🇹
More : https://football-observatory.com/Performance-Tool

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