Research and reporting on the structural side of the global game.
Player Pathways
For every player who signs a professional contract, dozens leave the system without a plan. We tracked four release windows across three leagues to see where they land.
12 July 2026 · 9 min read
Featured
Our longest-running research thread: what happens to players after the academy system releases them, and which structures actually catch them.
Governance
Constitutional reform is happening quietly across a dozen member associations. Almost none of it is being reported, and the consequences are structural.
28 June 2026 · 12 min read
Recruitment
Clubs talk about emerging markets in the abstract. We modelled the real operating cost of a compliant, ethical West African recruitment pipeline.
14 June 2026 · 8 min read
Women's Game
Minimum standards in the women's professional game vary so widely that comparison is close to meaningless. That is a governance choice, not an accident.
2 June 2026 · 10 min read
Data
Recruitment departments are buying certainty that the underlying data cannot supply. A short argument for narrower claims.
21 May 2026 · 7 min read