CIES Football Observatory ranks most ‘ball-friendly’ teams within world football
February 5 – As the UEFA Champions League enters its knockout rounds, the latest study from the CIES Football Observatory has offered a timely snapshot of which clubs are best equipped to dominate matches in possession.
Using data produced by performance analytics firm Impect, CIES has ranked the most “ball-friendly” teams in world football, spanning a total of 58 leagues and 915 clubs. Rather than measuring possession in isolation, the study focuses on how teams actually use the ball,
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