Sports Industry Reports and Analyses

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

The Teams with the Best Comeback Record in Europe’s Top Leagues Bayern Munich emerge as Europe’s comeback kings with 28 points won after falling... Read more

The Football Clubs Using the Most Players From Their Own Academies in 2025/26 Athletic Bilbao have used 20 players formed in-house this season, while... Read more

Champions League Winners Who Waited Longest for Another Title Inter own the biggest comeback after ending a 45-year wait in 2010, while Benfica have gone... Read more

Where Europe’s Top Leagues Get Their Managers From Managers from 25 countries are in charge of the 132 teams in Europe’s top 7 leagues... Read more