Sports Industry Reports and Analyses

European Countries Ranked by the Highest Transfer Fee Ever Paid for a Footballer PSG’s €222m Neymar signing gives France a commanding lead, while only six... Read more

The Most Valuable Footballers Whose Contracts Expire in Summer 2027 Vinicius Junior leads Kane and Rodri in a €700m group of players valued at €30m or... Read more

The Teams Awarded the Most Penalty Kicks in Europe in 2025/26 Braga had 17 spot-kicks in their favour, three more than Real Madrid and... Read more

The Football Clubs with the Most World Cup Winners in Their Squads Spain’s triumph puts Barcelona and Atlético Madrid well clear of the rest... Read more

The Most Expensive Transfers of the 2026 Summer Window Elliot Anderson leads the ranking with a €135m move to Manchester City, while Tottenham account for three... Read more

The Footballers with the Biggest Market Value Increases Over the Past Year Yan Diomande tops the ranking after an €88.5 million rise, while 20 players... Read more

2026 World Cup’s Most Effective Scorers Haaland’s 2.43 shots per goal put him ahead of Kane, Messi and Mbappe in one of the... Read more

The Football Clubs and Leagues Behind the 2026 World Cup Goals Real Madrid lead all clubs with 13 goals from their players, while Premier League footballers... Read more

2026 World Cup: Round of 32 Ties Ranked by Combined Squad Market Value France-Sweden leads the Round of 32 at €1.926bn, while value gaps... Read more

The Slowest and Fastest Footballers at the 2026 World Cup Messi is joint-slowest among outfield players at 4.7 km/h, while Lukaku and Ronaldo... Read more

Win Rates and Points per Match After the First Group-Stage Round at the 2026 World Cup UEFA teams averaged 1.71 points per match and... Read more

2026 World Cup Group Stage Travel Rankings:The Countries with the Longest and Shortest Distances to Cover Bosnia and Herzegovina has the heaviest group-stage travel... Read more

The Countries with the Most Referees at the 2026 World Cup Argentina and Brazil lead the table with nine officials each, while Somalia’s only selected... Read more

The 2026 World Cup Participants Punching Above Their Population Weight Ranking all finalists by squad market value per resident reveals which countries generate the most football... Read more

2026 World Cup: Team Values and Group Rankings The 48-team World Cup field is worth €17.57bn, with France leading all nations by squad value... Read more

Ball Possession Kings of Europe’s Top 5 Leagues Barcelona lead the way, PSG sit just behind, and Arsenal are the lowest-ranked champions among the... Read more

Earnings per Goal for the 2025/26 Golden Shoe Leaders Kane may be Europe’s top marksman with 36 Bundesliga goals, but each Mbappe strike in... Read more

The Most Overworked Footballers Ahead of the 2026 World Cup Virgil Van Dijk tops the list having already amassed over 60 matches and 90 hours of... Read more

Young Blood or Old Hands: Which of Europe’s Top 7 Leagues Give Young Coaches a Chance? Liga Portugal has the highest share of under-40... Read more

The Most Valuable Football Stars Missing the 2026 World Cup Twenty-one players worth at least €45 million will miss the tournament, but only one carries... Read more