Monthly Archives: June 2018

Harry Kane – The World’s Most Expensive Footballer?

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According to CIES Football Observatory Harry Kane now tops the transfer values becoming the world’s most expensive soccer/football player. He is joined by Neymar Junior (2nd), Lionel Messi (4th) and fellow Tottenham player Dele Alli (6th). Interestingly Ronaldo comes in at number 24.

Here is the top twenty, click here for the full list.

Worlds Most Valuable Football Player

The CIES Football Observatory is a research group within the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES), an independent study centre located in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The CIES Football Observatory specialises in the statistical analysis of football. It was created in 2005 by Dr. Raffaele Poli and Dr. Loïc Ravenel.

The Group of Death

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Source: Statista

June 14, 2018 marks the day millions of football-crazy people have been waiting for since 2014. On this day Saudi Arabia challenges hosts Russia in the World Cup’s opening game. Both countries are not renowned for being successful football nations, so it comes as no surprise that their Group, Group A, is the one with the weakest teams overall. Group E, or as fans of Costa Rica’s tam would call it: The Group of Death, is the one with the fiercest competition according to ELO ratings. The ELO-Rating rating system measures the power of a team, taking all the international matches into account for which results could be found. After a match, points will be adjusted according to the outcome of the game, the difference in the ratings and the importance of the game.

World Cup Infographic