Sports Industry Reports and Analyses

Top-Flight Football Leagues Worldwide Ranked by Market Value, Overall and Per Player The Premier League tops both rankings, while Scotland, Denmark and Austria rise six... Read more

The Football Clubs With the Highest Profits and Largest Losses From Transfers in 2026 PSG record a €207m gain while Al-Hilal €287m surplus as seven... Read more

The Footballers with the Most Champions League Matches Manuel Neuer is the only player in this season’s competition already inside the all-time top 10... Read more

Champions League Clubs Ranked by the Combined Value of Their Opponents RB Leipzig face the most valuable set of opponents at €5.26bn, ahead of AEK... Read more

The Footballers With the Highest Cumulative Transfer Fees and Most Career Moves Sandro Tonali enters the top-10, Neymar and Lukaku remain the only players above... Read more

The Most Expensive Players Aged 18 or Younger in Football History Ayyoub Bouaddi is set to establish a new record, while Real Madrid account for four... Read more

How Premier League Clubs Moved On From Betting Front-of-Shirt Sponsors Finance becomes the largest front-of-shirt sponsor category with five clubs, as the... Read more

2026 World Cup National Team Head Coach Turnover Three in every eight head coaches who led their teams into the tournament have already left, with half... Read more

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