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Issue 45 - 03/09/2013 Big-5 Weekly Post

 Transfer expenditure of big-5 league clubs* (million euro, summer transfer window) Total 2008-2013, per league

2 200 1. 3 511 2 139 2. 2 473 3. Liga 1 982 1 800 1 866 1 890 1 743 4. 1 400 5. 1 208 1 598 1 400

1 340

1 000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 *Only permanent transfers of first-team players  Evolution, per league (million euro, summer transfer window) (2013) 800 1. Premier League 719.2 ENG 2. Serie A 404.9 600 3. Ligue 1 382.6

ITA 4. Liga 372.9 400 5. Bundesliga 259.1 ESP FRA 200 GER

0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013  Transfer expenditure of the 10 most active clubs (%) Expenditure of the three most (% of total fees paid, summer transfer window) active clubs (2013)

60 1. Ligue 1 85.8% 2. Liga 70.1% 48.0% 49.0% 40 44.0% 3. Bundesliga 54.5% 42.7% 41.5% 4. Serie A 49.4% 35.2% 5. Premier League 45.2% 20

0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson Issue n°46 - 26/09/2013 Big-5 Weekly Post

Throughout the for the five major  European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post Average number of new signings on the pitch per club presents exclusive data on club composi- tion and players’ pitch performance. All of our statistics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to en- sure academic accuracy. Analysis published in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only part of a broader spectrum of data that that thanks to our partner Opta Pro can also be pro- duced in real-time and be made available 2.51 to a wide array of clients, such as broadcast- 2.48 ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, national associations and bookmakers. For more information on our services please email us at [email protected] 2.53 3.09

2.95

 Average number of new signings on the pitch [Since the start of the season]

Premier League Liga Ligue 1

1. Hull City...... 5.64 11. Aston Villa...... 2.28 1. Elche...... 5.47 11. ...... 3.00 1. Monaco...... 5.47 11. Rennes...... 2.39 2. Tottenham...... 5.00 12. Man. City...... 2.16 2. ...... 4.88 12. Osasuna...... 2.93 2. Bastia...... 4.80 12. Valenciennes...... 2.35 3. Sunderland...... 4.84 13. WBA...... 1.94 3. Celta ...... 4.85 13. ...... 2.49 3. Guingamp...... 3.29 13. ...... 2.03 4. Fulham...... 4.04 14. Chelsea...... 1.35 4. ...... 4.20 14. Real Madrid...... 2.04 4. Toulouse...... 3.26 14. ...... 1.97 5. Crystal Palace...... 3.93 15. Stoke City...... 1.31 5. Levante...... 3.97 15. Villarreal...... 2.03 5. Lille...... 3.10 15. St-Etienne...... 1.85 6. Norwich City...... 3.26 16. West Ham...... 1.13 6. Málaga...... 3.76 16. Getafe...... 1.50 6. Ajaccio...... 2.94 16. Nantes...... 1.74 7. ...... 3.15 17. Arsenal...... 0.92 7. Almería...... 3.72 17. ...... 1.49 7. Montpellier...... 2.88 17. Lyon...... 1.72 8. Southampton...... 2.67 18. Everton...... 0.77 8. Sevilla...... 3.46 18. Atlético Madrid...... 1.12 8. Lorient...... 2.76 18. Sochaux...... 1.35 9. Swansea City...... 2.48 19. Newcastle...... 0.48 9. Espanyol...... 3.31 19. ...... 1.05 9. Reims...... 2.67 19. PSG...... 1.15 10. Cardiff City...... 2.46 20. Man. Utd...... 0.46 10. ...... 3.08 20. ...... 0.69 10. Evian TG...... 2.56 20. Bordeaux...... 0.38

Bundesliga Serie A

1. Mainz 05...... 3.69 11. Braunschweig...... 2.48 1. ...... 7.12 11. Chievo ...... 2.43 New signings: players signed at the start or during the 2. Hertha Berlin...... 3.36 12. ...... 2.32 2. Sassuolo...... 6.23 12. ...... 2.43 season (including footballers back from loan) 3. ...... 3.17 13. ...... 2.16 3. Roma...... 5.00 13. Sampdoria...... 2.22 4. Schalke 04...... 3.08 14. Augsburg...... 2.14 4. Torino...... 4.64 14. Atalanta Bergamo..2.10 5. Nürnberg...... 2.96 15. Hoffenheim...... 2.05 5. ...... 4.62 15. Udinese...... 2.03 6. M’gladbach...... 2.95 16. Dortmund...... 1.97 6. Napoli...... 4.02 16. Fiorentina...... 1.94 7. Leverkusen...... 2.88 17. ...... 1.39 7. ...... 3.59 17. Internazionale...... 1.80 8. Freiburg...... 2.52 18. Bayern München.....0.46 8. ...... 3.10 18. Juventus...... 1.44 9. Werder Bremen...... 2.50 9. Hellas Verona...... 3.05 19. Lazio...... 0.94 10. Frankfurt...... 2.49 10. ...... 3.04 20. Cagliari...... 0.06 Issue n°47 - 01/10/2013 Big-5 Weekly Post

Throughout the season for the five major European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post Premier League Liga presents exclusive data on club composi- tion and players’ pitch performance. All of General Index General Index A. Ramsey L. Messi our statistics are carefully reviewed using a (Arsenal) (Barcelona) detailed methodological approach to en- M. Amal tano (WBA) 1 (Barcelona) 1 sure academic accuracy. Analysis published M. Özil Koke in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only part of a 2 (Arsenal) 2 (Atlético Madrid) broader spectrum of data that that thanks 3 3 to our partner Opta Pro can also be pro- duced in real-time and be made available to a wide array of clients, such as broadcast- Shooting L. Rémy (Newcastle) Shooting L. Messi (Barcelona) ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, Chance creation M. Özil (Arsenal) Chance creation Neymar (Barcelona) national associations and bookmakers. Take on M. Amalfitano (WBA) Take on L. Messi (Barcelona) For more information on our services please email us at [email protected] Distribution J. Mikel (Chelsea) Distribution (Barcelona)

Recovery A. Ramsey (Arsenal) Recovery Gabi (Atlético Madrid)

Ligue 1 Bundesliga

General Index General Index M. Valbuena A. Maxim (Marseille) (Stuttgart) J. Moutinho M. Reus (Monaco) 1 (Dortmund) 1 C. Brüls R. Lewandowski 2 (Nice) 2 (Dortmund) 3 3

Shooting R. Falcao (Monaco) Shooting R. Lewandowski (Dortmund)

Chance creation M. Valbuena (Marseille) Chance creation A. Maxim (Stuttgart)

Take on H. Saivet (Bordeaux) Take on L. Bittencourt (Hannover)

Distribution M. Verratti ( SG) Distribution P. Lahm (Bayern)

Recovery B. Matuidi (Paris SG) Recovery Ö. Toprak (Leverkusen)

Serie A Players of the

General Index F. Totti month (AS Roma) R. Álvarez (Internazionale) 1 sEPTEMBER 2012 2 (Milan) 3

Shooting G. Rossi (Fiorentina)

Chance creation F. Totti (AS Roma)

Take on J. Kurtić (Sassuolo)

Distribution G. Inler (Napoli)

Recovery J. Jesus (Internazionale) Issue n°48 - 08/10/2013 Big-5 Weekly Post

Throughout the season for the five major  European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post Average number of loaned players on the pitch per club presents exclusive data on club composi- tion and players’ pitch performance. All of our statistics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to en- sure academic accuracy. Analysis published in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only part of a broader spectrum of data that that thanks to our partner Opta Pro can also be pro- 0.47 duced in real-time and be made available 0.39 to a wide array of clients, such as broadcast- ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, national associations and bookmakers. 0.58 For more information on our services please email us at [email protected] 0.95

1.02

 Average number of loaned players on the pitch [Since the start of the season]

Premier League Liga Ligue 1

1. Crystal Palace...... 1.76 11. Stoke City...... 0.34 1. Elche...... 4.08 11. Real Sociedad...... 0.53 1. Evian TG...... 1.92 11. Guingamp...... 0.44 2. Hull City...... 1.72 12. Tottenham...... 0.00 2. Granada...... 2.59 12. Málaga...... 0.50 2. Valenciennes...... 1.65 12. St-Etienne...... 0.33 3. Sunderland...... 1.55 . Southampton...... 0.00 3. Almería...... 2.56 13. Real Valladolid...... 0.49 3. Rennes...... 1.40 13. Sochaux...... 0.29 4. Everton...... 0.85 . Cardiff City...... 0.00 4. Rayo Vallecano...... 1.97 14. Levante...... 0.48 4. Bastia...... 0.91 14. Reims...... 0.22 5. Fulham...... 0.80 . Aston Villa...... 0.00 5. Celta Vigo...... 1.50 15. Getafe...... 0.36 5. Ajaccio...... 0.91 15. Montpellier...... 0.03 6. Swansea City...... 0.54 . Man. City...... 0.00 6. Real Betis...... 1.20 16. Osasuna...... 0.28 6. Nice...... 0.82 16. Nantes...... 0.03 7. Liverpool...... 0.53 . Chelsea...... 0.00 7. Villarreal...... 1.00 17. Valencia...... 0.13 7. Toulouse...... 0.78 17. Lille...... 0.00 8. Newcastle...... 0.53 . West Ham...... 0.00 . Atlético Madrid...... 1.00 18. Athletic Bilbao...... 0.00 8. Monaco...... 0.78 . Marseille...... 0.00 9. Norwich City...... 0.40 . Arsenal...... 0.00 . Sevilla...... 0.93 . Real Madrid...... 0.00 9. Lorient...... 0.58 . PSG...... 0.00 10. WBA...... 0.34 . Man. Utd...... 0.00 10. Espanyol...... 0.73 . Barcelona...... 0.00 10. Lyon...... 0.44 . Bordeaux...... 0.00

Bundesliga Serie A

1. Freiburg...... 1.08 11. Leverkusen...... 0.03 1. Livorno...... 3.67 11. Udinese...... 0.61 2. Dortmund...... 0.94 12. Mainz 05...... 0.00 2. Sassuolo...... 2.46 12. Internazionale...... 0.33 3. Hamburg...... 0.86 . Hannover 96...... 0.00 3. Bologna...... 2.24 13. Cagliari...... 0.17 4. M’gladbach...... 0.85 . Nürnberg...... 0.00 4. Hellas Verona...... 1.83 14. Sampdoria...... 0.08 5. Frankfurt...... 0.69 . Braunschweig...... 0.00 5. Parma...... 1.64 15. Roma...... 0.00 6. Augsburg...... 0.67 . Hoffenheim...... 0.00 6. Catania...... 1.64 . Milan...... 0.00 7. Hertha Berlin...... 0.63 . Wolfsburg...... 0.00 7. Chievo Verona...... 1.31 . Atalanta Bergamo..0.00 8. Schalke 04...... 0.51 . Bayern München.....0.00 8. Genoa...... 1.27 . Fiorentina...... 0.00 9. Stuttgart...... 0.45 9. Napoli...... 1.00 . Juventus...... 0.00 10. Werder Bremen...... 0.38 . Torino...... 0.85 . Lazio...... 0.00 Issue n°49 - 22/10/2013 Big-5 Weekly Post

Throughout the season for the five major  European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post Average number of over 31 players on the pitch per club presents exclusive data on club composi- tion and players’ pitch performance. All of our statistics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to en- sure academic accuracy. Analysis published in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only part of a broader spectrum of data that that thanks to our partner Opta Pro can also be pro- 0.88 duced in real-time and be made available 1.37 to a wide array of clients, such as broadcast- ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, national associations and bookmakers. For more information on our services please email us at [email protected] 1.30 1.91

1.10

 Average number of over 31 players on the pitch [Since the start of the season]

Premier League Liga Ligue 1

1. Fulham...... 3.7 11. Hull City...... 0.9 1. Levante...... 3.1 . Real Valladolid...... 0.9 1. Bastia...... 3.6 11. Montpellier...... 1.0 2. Man. Utd...... 3.6 12. Cardiff City...... 0.8 2. Athletic Bilbao...... 2.5 . Real Betis...... 0.9 2. Evian TG...... 3.0 12. Lorient...... 0.7 3. Everton...... 3.4 . Stoke City...... 0.8 3. Málaga...... 2.2 13. Osasuna...... 0.7 3. Valenciennes...... 2.5 . Rennes...... 0.7 4. Chelsea...... 3.0 14. Arsenal...... 0.4 4. Almería...... 1.9 14. Getafe...... 0.6 . Ajaccio...... 2.5 . Marseille...... 0.7 5. Crystal Palace...... 2.8 . Norwich City...... 0.4 . Elche...... 1.9 . Valencia...... 0.6 5. Reims...... 2.3 15. Lyon...... 0.4 6. West Ham...... 2.3 16. Newcastle...... 0.2 6. Espanyol...... 1.7 16. Atlético Madrid...... 0.4 6. Monaco...... 1.9 16. Nice...... 0.3 7. Liverpool...... 1.8 17. Tottenham...... 0.0 . Granada...... 1.7 17. Celta Vigo...... 0.0 . PSG...... 1.9 . St-Etienne...... 0.3 8. WBA...... 1.6 . Swansea City...... 0.0 8. Rayo Vallecano...... 1.0 . Sevilla...... 0.0 8. Guingamp...... 1.3 18. Toulouse...... 0.2 9. Southampton...... 1.0 . Aston Villa...... 0.0 . Villarreal...... 1.0 . Real Madrid...... 0.0 . Sochaux...... 1.3 19. Bordeaux...... 0.1 . Sunderland...... 1.0 . Man. City...... 0.0 10. Barcelona...... 0.9 . Real Sociedad...... 0.0 10. Lille...... 1.2 . Nantes...... 0.1

Bundesliga Serie A

1. Mainz 05...... 4.0 11. Bayern München...... 0.3 1. Atalanta Bergamo.... 4.9 . Fiorentina...... 1.7 2. M’gladbach...... 2.4 12. Hertha Berlin...... 0.2 2. Parma...... 3.6 12. Udinese...... 1.3 3. Braunschweig...... 1.6 13. Stuttgart...... 0.1 3. Juventus...... 2.8 . Catania...... 1.3 4. Nürnberg...... 1.5 . Freiburg...... 0.1 4. Genoa...... 2.6 . Sassuolo...... 1.3 . Wolfsburg...... 1.5 15. Hannover 96...... 0.0 . Torino...... 2.6 15. Cagliari...... 1.2 6. Dortmund...... 1.0 . Frankfurt...... 0.0 6. Roma...... 2.5 16. Milan...... 0.9 7. Schalke 04...... 0.9 . Hamburg...... 0.0 . Hellas Verona...... 2.5 17. Sampdoria...... 0.8 8. Leverkusen...... 0.8 . Hoffenheim...... 0.0 8. Chievo Verona...... 2.3 . Livorno...... 0.8 . Werder Bremen...... 0.8 . Bologna...... 2.3 19. Lazio...... 0.7 10. Augsburg...... 0.6 10. Internazionale...... 1.7 20. Napoli...... 0.3 Issue n°50 - 29/10/2013 Big-5 Weekly Post

Throughout the season for the five major  European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post Average number of non-European players on the pitch per club presents exclusive data on club composi- tion and players’ pitch performance. All of our statistics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to en- sure academic accuracy. Analysis published in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only part of a broader spectrum of data that that thanks to our partner Opta Pro can also be pro- duced in real-time and be made available 1.6 1.7 to a wide array of clients, such as broadcast- ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, national associations and bookmakers. For more information on our services please 2.4 email us at [email protected] 3.2

2.5

 Average number of non-European players on the pitch [Since the start of the season]

PREMIER LEAGUE LIGA LIGUE 1

1. Man. City...... 3.6 11. Sunderland...... 1.5 1. Málaga...... 4.8 . Levante...... 2.5 1. PSG...... 5.3 . Nice...... 2.1 2. Chelsea...... 3.0 12. WBA...... 1.4 2. Granada...... 4.1 12. Real Sociedad...... 2.2 2. Bordeaux...... 4.7 12. Sochaux...... 1.9 3. Crystal Palace...... 2.6 13. Man. Utd...... 1.3 . Valencia...... 4.1 13. Real Madrid...... 2.3 3. Lille...... 4.0 13. Bastia...... 1.8 4. Stoke City...... 2.4 . Tottenham...... 1.3 . Atlético Madrid...... 4.1 . Celta Vigo...... 2.3 4. Montpellier...... 3.3 . Marseille...... 1.8 . Liverpool...... 2.4 15. Swansea City...... 1.1 . Barcelona...... 4.1 15. Osasuna...... 1.8 5. Monaco...... 2.9 15. Lyon...... 1.7 6. Hull City...... 2.2 16. Aston Villa...... 1.0 6. Villarreal...... 3.1 16. Almería...... 1.9 . Toulouse...... 2.9 . Rennes...... 1.7 . Newcastle...... 2.2 17. Fulham...... 0.8 7. Real Betis...... 2.6 17. Elche...... 1.4 7. Nantes...... 2.8 17. St-Etienne...... 1.4 8. Southampton...... 1.8 18. West Ham...... 0.6 8. Espanyol...... 2.7 18. Getafe...... 0.8 8. Lorient...... 2.3 18. Valenciennes...... 1.5 9. Cardiff City...... 1.6 19. Arsenal...... 0.0 9. Rayo Vallecano...... 2.5 19. Real Valladolid...... 0.6 9. Evian TG...... 2.2 19. Reims...... 1.1 . Everton...... 1.6 . Norwich City...... 0.0 . Sevilla...... 2.5 20. Athletic Bilbao...... 0.0 10. Ajaccio...... 2.1 20. Guingamp...... 0.5

BUNDESLIGA SERIE A

1. Wolfsburg...... 3.3 11. Bayern München...... 1.5 1. Internazionale...... 7.4 11. Napoli...... 2.6 2. Stuttgart...... 2.9 12. Hamburg...... 0.9 2. Catania...... 7.1 . Parma...... 2.6 3. Hannover 96...... 2.7 13. Dortmund...... 1.0 3. Udinese...... 6.1 . Livorno...... 2.6 . Frankfurt...... 2.7 14. Freiburg...... 0.8 4. Hellas Verona...... 5.1 14. Cagliari...... 2.3 5. Hertha Berlin...... 2.3 . Leverkusen...... 0.8 5. Lazio...... 4.1 15. Sampdoria...... 1.6 6. Schalke 04...... 2.0 16. Werder Bremen...... 0.6 6. Fiorentina...... 4.0 16. Genoa...... 1.3 7. Mainz 05...... 2.2 17. Augsburg...... 0.3 7. Atalanta Bergamo.... 3.4 17. Bologna...... 1.4 8. Nürnberg...... 1.9 18. Braunschweig...... 0.0 8. Roma...... 3.0 18. Sassuolo...... 1.0 . M’gladbach...... 1.9 . Milan...... 3.0 19. Chievo Verona...... 1.1 . Hoffenheim...... 1.9 10. Juventus...... 2.9 20. Torino...... 0.7 Issue n°51 - 05/11/2013 Big-5 Weekly Post

Throughout the season for the five major European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post Premier League Liga presents exclusive data on club composi- tion and players’ pitch performance. All of General Index General Index S. Agüero Neymar our statistics are carefully reviewed using a (Man. City) (Barcelona) detailed methodological approach to en- A. Ramsey C. Ronaldo (Arsenal) 1 (Real Madrid) 1 sure academic accuracy. Analysis published D. Silva I. Rakitić in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only part of a 2 (Man. City) 2 (Sevilla) broader spectrum of data that that thanks 3 3 to our partner Opta Pro can also be pro- duced in real-time and be made available to a wide array of clients, such as broadcast- Shooting S. Agüero (Man. City) Shooting C. Ronaldo (Real Madrid) ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, Chance creation D. Silva (Man. City) Chance creation Neymar (Barcelona) national associations and bookmakers. Take on A. Townsend (Tottenham) Take on A. Bangoura (Rayo Vallecano) For more information on our services please email us at [email protected] Distribution M. Arteta (Arsenal) Distribution Xavi (Barcelona)

Recovery C. Yacob (WBA) Recovery R. López (Getafe)

Ligue 1 Bundesliga

General Index General Index F. Ayité F. Ribéry (Reims) (Bayern) J. Rodríguez M. Reus (Monaco) 1 (Dortmund) 1 R. Cabella H. Mkhitaryan 2 (Montpellier) 2 (Dortmund) 3 3

Shooting E. Cavani (Paris SG) Shooting P. Lasogga (Hamburg)

Chance creation J. Rodríguez (Monaco) Chance creation F. Ribéry (Bayern)

Take on F. Ayité (Reims) Take on F. Ribéry (Bayern)

Distribution D. Digard (Nice) Distribution P. Lahm (Bayern)

Recovery C. Alhadhur (Nantes) Recovery M. Hummels (Dortmund)

Serie A Players of the

General Index A. Diamanti month (Bologna) A. Cerci * (Torino) 1 October 2012 R. Palacio 2 (Internazionale) 3

Shooting D. Berardi (Sassuolo)

Chance creation R. Palacio (Internazionale)

Take on F. Guarín (Internazionale)

Distribution D. Conti (Cagliari)

Recovery V. Behrami (Napoli) *From 01/10 to 04/11 - Only footballers who played at least 66% of minutes Issue n°52 - 12/11/2013 Big-5 Weekly Post

Throughout the season for the five major  European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post Average number of club-trained players on the pitch per club presents exclusive data on club composi- tion and players’ pitch performance. All of our statistics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to en- sure academic accuracy. Analysis published in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only part of a broader spectrum of data that that thanks to our partner Opta Pro can also be pro- 0.83 duced in real-time and be made available 1.94 to a wide array of clients, such as broadcast- ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, national associations and bookmakers. For more information on our services please 2.16 email us at [email protected] 0.88

2.32

 Average number of club-trained players on the pitch [Since the start of the season]

Premier League Liga Ligue 1

1. Arsenal...... 3.9 11. Sunderland...... 0.9 1. Barcelona...... 7.2 11. Real Valladolid...... 1.7 1. Lyon...... 5.8 11. Nantes...... 1.4 2. Southampton...... 3.5 12. Swansea City...... 0.8 2. Athletic Bilbao...... 6.9 . Osasuna...... 1.7 2. Montpellier...... 4.6 12. Marseille...... 1.2 3. Man. Utd...... 2.7 13. WBA...... 0.3 3. Real Sociedad...... 6.4 13. Sevilla...... 1.5 3. Rennes...... 3.9 13. Toulouse...... 1.1 . Aston Villa...... 2.7 14. Man. City...... 0.2 4. Celta Vigo...... 4.6 14. Real Betis...... 0.7 4. Sochaux...... 3.8 . Nice...... 1.1 5. West Ham...... 1.9 15. Stoke City...... 0.1 5. Villarreal...... 2.8 15. Rayo Vallecano...... 0.2 5. Bastia...... 3.7 15. Guingamp...... 0.9 6. Everton...... 1.6 . Cardiff City...... 0.1 6. Atlético Madrid...... 2.5 16. Espanyol...... 0.1 6. Bordeaux...... 2.6 16. Reims...... 0.8 . Newcastle...... 1.6 . Crystal Palace...... 0.1 7. Levante...... 2.3 17. Elche...... 0.0 7. St-Etienne...... 2.3 . Lorient...... 0.8 8. Tottenham...... 1.5 . Fulham...... 0.1 8. Real Madrid...... 2.0 . Granada...... 0.0 8. Lille...... 2.0 18. Evian TG...... 0.7 9. Liverpool...... 1.4 19. Hull City...... 0.0 9. Málaga...... 1.8 . Almería...... 0.0 . Ajaccio...... 2.0 19. Valenciennes...... 0.6 10. Chelsea...... 1.0 . Norwich City...... 0.0 . Valencia...... 1.8 . Getafe...... 0.0 10. Monaco...... 1.9 20. PSG...... 0.2

Bundesliga Serie A

1. Freiburg...... 5.2 11. Nürnberg...... 1.4 1. Atalanta Bergamo.... 2.8 . Lazio...... 0.8 Club-trained players: footballers having played for at 2. Bayern München...... 4.2 12. Wolfsburg...... 1.3 2. Roma...... 2.2 12. Sassuolo...... 0.6 least three years between the ages of 15 and 21 for the club employing them during the season 3. M’gladbach...... 3.2 13. Hertha Berlin...... 0.9 3. Livorno...... 2.0 13. Bologna...... 0.4 4. Schalke 04...... 3.0 14. Braunschweig...... 0.7 4. Sampdoria...... 1.9 14. Fiorentina...... 0.2 5. Dortmund...... 2.5 . Hoffenheim...... 0.7 5. Milan...... 1.5 15. Internazionale...... 0.0 6. Stuttgart...... 2.3 16. Mainz 05...... 0.6 6. Genoa...... 1.4 . Catania...... 0.0 7. Werder Bremen...... 2.2 17. Hannover 96...... 0.0 7. Hellas Verona...... 1.1 . Udinese...... 0.0 8. Hamburg...... 1.8 . Augsburg...... 0.0 8. Napoli...... 1.0 . Parma...... 0.0 9. Frankfurt...... 1.5 9. Cagliari...... 0.9 . Chievo Verona...... 0.0 . Leverkusen...... 1.5 10. Juventus...... 0.8 . Torino...... 0.0

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson Issue n°53 - 26/11/2013 Big-5 Weekly Post

Throughout the season for the five major  European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post Av. number of players more than 185 cm in height on the pitch presents exclusive data on club composi- tion and players’ pitch performance. All of our statistics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to en- sure academic accuracy. Analysis published in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only part of a broader spectrum of data that that thanks to our partner Opta Pro can also be pro- duced in real-time and be made available to a wide array of clients, such as broadcast- ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, national associations and bookmakers. 4.27 4.45 For more information on our services please email us at [email protected]

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2.02

 Av. number of players more than 185 cm in height on the pitch [Since the start of the season]

Premier League Liga Ligue 1

1. Stoke City...... 7.0 11. West Ham...... 4.1 1. Real Madrid...... 3.9 11. Osasuna...... 1.9 1. St-Etienne...... 4.7 11. Evian TG...... 2.5 2. Man. City...... 5.4 12. Everton...... 4.0 2. Real Betis...... 3.5 . Levante...... 1.9 2. Reims...... 4.6 12. Lyon...... 2.2 3. Fulham...... 5.3 . Tottenham...... 4.0 3. Real Sociedad...... 3.4 13. Rayo Vallecano...... 1.5 3. PSG...... 4.2 13. Ajaccio...... 2.0 4. Aston Villa...... 5.2 14. Newcastle...... 3.9 4. Athletic Bilbao...... 3.3 . Barcelona...... 1.5 4. Nantes...... 4.1 14. Marseille...... 1.7 5. Crystal Palace...... 5.0 . Liverpool...... 3.9 5. Espanyol...... 2.6 15. Sevilla...... 1.4 5. Monaco...... 4.0 15. Sochaux...... 1.6 . Man. Utd...... 5.0 16. Arsenal...... 3.7 . Atlético Madrid...... 2.6 16. Villarreal...... 1.2 6. Lille...... 3.8 . Guingamp...... 1.6 7. Southampton...... 4.9 . Sunderland...... 3.7 7. Valencia...... 2.4 17. Elche...... 1.1 7. Bordeaux...... 3.6 17. Nice...... 1.0 8. Chelsea...... 4.5 18. Cardiff City...... 3.3 8. Getafe...... 2.2 . Almería...... 1.1 8. Rennes...... 2.7 . Bastia...... 1.0 9. WBA...... 4.3 19. Hull City...... 2.2 9. Granada...... 2.0 19. Celta Vigo...... 0.9 . Lorient...... 2.7 19. Valenciennes...... 0.9 10. Norwich City...... 4.2 20. Swansea City...... 2.0 . Málaga...... 2.0 20. Real Valladolid...... 0.1 10. Toulouse...... 2.6 20. Montpellier...... 0.2

Bundesliga Serie A

1. Hamburg...... 6.7 . Frankfurt...... 4.4 1. Juventus...... 5.5 . Atalanta Bergamo.... 3.2 2. Schalke 04...... 6.4 12. Dortmund...... 4.2 2. Chievo Verona...... 5.3 12. Hellas Verona...... 3.1 3. Leverkusen...... 5.9 13. Augsburg...... 4.1 3. Cagliari...... 4.7 13. Napoli...... 2.9 4. Stuttgart...... 5.2 14. Hannover 96...... 4.0 . Livorno...... 4.7 14. Roma...... 2.8 5. Wolfsburg...... 5.0 15. M’gladbach...... 3.2 5. Sassuolo...... 4.0 15. Parma...... 2.6 6. Bayern München...... 4.8 . Freiburg...... 3.2 6. Bologna...... 3.9 16. Torino...... 2.4 7. Werder Bremen...... 4.6 17. Hertha Berlin...... 3.0 . Lazio...... 3.9 . Sampdoria...... 2.4 . Hoffenheim...... 4.6 18. Braunschweig...... 1.8 8. Milan...... 3.6 18. Fiorentina...... 2.3 9. Mainz 05...... 4.5 9. Internazionale...... 3.5 19. Udinese...... 1.9 10. Nürnberg...... 4.4 10. Catania...... 3.2 20. Genoa...... 1.7

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson Issue n°54 - 03/12/2013 Big-5 Weekly Post

Throughout the season for the five major European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post Premier League Liga presents exclusive data on club composi- tion and players’ pitch performance. All of General Index General Index J. Navas our statistics are carefully reviewed using a (Man. City) (Real Madrid) detailed methodological approach to en- S. Gerrard G. Bale (Liverpool) 1 (Real Madrid) 1 sure academic accuracy. Analysis published W. Rooney C. Vela in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only part of a 2 (Man. United) 2 (Real Sociedad) broader spectrum of data that that thanks 3 3 to our partner Opta Pro can also be pro- duced in real-time and be made available to a wide array of clients, such as broadcast- Shooting R. Lukaku (Everton) Shooting G. Bale (Real Madrid) ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, Chance creation S. Gerrard (Liverpool) Chance creation M. Susaeta (Bilbao) national associations and bookmakers. Take on J. de Guzmán (Swansea) Take on Isco (Real Madrid) For more information on our services please email us at [email protected] Distribution Á. Rangel (Swansea) Distribution D. Parejo (Valencia)

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Ligue 1 Bundesliga

General Index General Index Z. Ibrahimović S. Salihović (Paris SG) (Hoenheim) F. Thauvin H. Son (Marseille) 1 (Leverkusen) 1 Lucas A. Robben 2 (Paris SG) 2 (Bayern) 3 3

Shooting Z. Ibrahimović (Paris SG) Shooting H. Son (Leverkusen)

Chance creation Y. Jouffre (Lorient) Chance creation G. Castro (Leverkusen)

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Distribution T. Motta (Paris SG) Distribution T. Kroos (Bayern)

Recovery I. Gueye (Lille) Recovery W. Kvist (Stuttgart)

Serie A Players of the

General Index O. El Kaddouri month (Torino) D. Berardi * (Sassuolo) 1 November 2013 F. Matuzalém 2 (Genoa) 3

Shooting O. El Kaddouri (Torino)

Chance creation F. Matuzalém (Genoa)

Take on J. Cuadrado (Fiorentina)

Distribution N. de Jong (Milan)

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Premier League Liga Ligue 1

1. Newcastle...... 9.8 11. WBA...... 6.8 1. Granada...... 7.5 11. Villarreal...... 3.8 1. PSG...... 8.4 11. Montpellier...... 3.1 2. Man. City...... 9.4 . Swansea City...... 6.8 2. Valencia...... 7.2 12. Real Sociedad...... 3.7 2. Monaco...... 6.5 12. Rennes...... 2.9 3. Arsenal...... 8.7 13. Man. Utd...... 6.5 3. Málaga...... 7.0 13. Almería...... 3.2 3. Lille...... 6.1 . Lyon...... 2.9 4. Stoke City...... 8.1 14. Crystal Palace...... 6.4 4. Sevilla...... 6.8 14. Osasuna...... 2.8 4. Toulouse...... 5.3 14. Reims...... 2.7 5. Chelsea...... 7.9 . Liverpool...... 6.4 5. Atlético Madrid...... 6.2 . Celta Vigo...... 2.8 5. Bordeaux...... 5.0 15. Valenciennes...... 2.6 6. Fulham...... 7.7 16. West Ham...... 5.9 . Real Madrid...... 6.2 16. Real Betis...... 2.7 6. Nantes...... 4.0 16. Lorient...... 2.5 7. Tottenham...... 7.1 17. Southampton...... 5.8 7. Levante...... 5.6 17. Rayo Vallecano...... 2.4 7. Evian TG...... 3.9 17. Sochaux...... 1.9 8. Everton...... 7.0 18. Hull City...... 5.4 8. Espanyol...... 4.4 18. Elche...... 2.1 8. Ajaccio...... 3.6 18. St-Etienne...... 1.8 9. Aston Villa...... 6.9 19. Norwich City...... 5.0 9. Barcelona...... 4.2 19. Getafe...... 1.1 9. Nice...... 3.3 19. Marseille...... 1.6 . Sunderland...... 6.9 . Cardiff City...... 5.0 10. Real Valladolid...... 3.9 20. Athletic Bilbao...... 1.0 10. Bastia...... 3.2 20. Guingamp...... 0.4

Bundesliga Serie A

1. Wolfsburg...... 7.9 11. Frankfurt...... 4.5 1. Internazionale...... 10.2 11. Hellas Verona...... 5.8 Expatriates: players employed by a club outside of the 2. Hannover 96...... 6.6 12. Dortmund...... 4.3 2. Napoli...... 9.0 12. Sampdoria...... 5.2 national association in which they began playing, from where they departed for football-related reasons. 3. M’gladbach...... 5.7 13. Augsburg...... 4.2 3. Lazio...... 8.7 13. Juventus...... 4.9 . Nürnberg...... 5.7 14. Freiburg...... 4.1 . Udinese...... 8.7 14. Cagliari...... 4.1 5. Bayern München...... 5.6 15. Hamburg...... 3.4 5. Catania...... 8.6 15. Parma...... 4.0 6. Mainz 05...... 5.5 16. Schalke 04...... 3.2 6. Fiorentina...... 8.0 16. Atalanta Bergamo.... 3.7 7. Hertha Berlin...... 4.9 17. Leverkusen...... 2.3 7. Roma...... 6.8 17. Livorno...... 3.6 8. Stuttgart...... 4.8 18. Braunschweig...... 1.6 8. Milan...... 6.2 18. Genoa...... 3.4 9. Werder Bremen...... 4.7 9. Bologna...... 6.1 19. Torino...... 2.6 10. Hoffenheim...... 4.6 10. Chievo Verona...... 5.9 20. Sassuolo...... 2.2

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson Issue n°56 - 17/12/2013 Big-5 Weekly Post

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Premier League Liga Ligue 1

1. Southampton...... 2.0 11. Man. City...... 0.5 1. Celta Vigo...... 2.4 11. Real Betis...... 1.2 1. Toulouse...... 3.4 . Rennes...... 1.7 2. Swansea City...... 1.8 . Tottenham...... 0.5 2. Atlético Madrid...... 2.2 . Valencia...... 1.2 2. Monaco...... 3.2 12. Evian TG...... 1.1 . Everton...... 1.8 13. WBA...... 0.4 . Rayo Vallecano...... 2.2 13. Real Sociedad...... 1.0 3. Lorient...... 2.7 . St-Etienne...... 1.1 4. Liverpool...... 1.4 14. Crystal Palace...... 0.3 4. Sevilla...... 1.9 14. Barcelona...... 0.8 . Nice...... 2.7 14. Ajaccio...... 1.0 5. Arsenal...... 1.3 15. Cardiff City...... 0.2 . Athletic Bilbao...... 1.9 15. Espanyol...... 0.7 5. PSG...... 2.6 15. Montpellier...... 0.8 6. Man. Utd...... 1.2 . Stoke City...... 0.2 . Real Madrid...... 1.9 . Levante...... 0.7 6. Valenciennes...... 2.2 . Lille...... 0.8 7. Fulham...... 0.9 . Sunderland...... 0.2 7. Málaga...... 1.7 17. Getafe...... 0.6 7. Sochaux...... 2.0 . Bordeaux...... 0.8 8. Norwich City...... 0.7 18. Aston Villa...... 0.1 8. Granada...... 1.4 18. Villarreal...... 0.2 8. Marseille...... 1.8 18. Guingamp...... 0.4 . West Ham...... 0.7 . Newcastle...... 0.1 . Almería...... 1.4 19. Osasuna...... 0.0 9. Lyon...... 1.7 . Reims...... 0.4 10. Hull City...... 0.6 20. Chelsea...... 0.0 10. Elche...... 1.3 . Real Valladolid...... 0.0 . Nantes...... 1.7 20. Bastia...... 0.2

Bundesliga Serie A

1. Hoffenheim...... 3.3 . Hertha Berlin...... 1.4 1. Livorno...... 3.4 . Milan...... 0.8 U21: players born on or after 1st January 1992 2. M’gladbach...... 2.5 12. Bayern München...... 1.3 2. Genoa...... 2.2 12. Atalanta Bergamo.... 0.7 . Wolfsburg...... 2.5 13. Dortmund...... 0.9 3. Sampdoria...... 2.0 . Udinese...... 0.7 4. Leverkusen...... 2.2 14. Frankfurt...... 0.8 4. Lazio...... 1.4 14. Cagliari...... 0.6 . Freiburg...... 2.2 . Hannover 96...... 0.8 5. Catania...... 1.3 15. Roma...... 0.4 6. Nürnberg...... 2.1 16. Augsburg...... 0.6 . Internazionale...... 1.3 16. Parma...... 0.3 7. Stuttgart...... 1.9 17. Werder Bremen...... 0.3 7. Sassuolo...... 1.2 . Fiorentina...... 0.3 8. Schalke 04...... 1.7 18. Braunschweig...... 0.0 8. Bologna...... 1.0 18. Chievo Verona...... 0.1 9. Mainz 05...... 1.6 9. Juventus...... 0.9 19. Napoli...... 0.0 10. Hamburg...... 1.4 10. Hellas Verona...... 0.8 . Torino...... 0.0

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson Issue n°57 - 06/01/2013 Big-5 Weekly Post page 1/2

Throughout the season for the five major Forwards Offensive European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post presents exclusive data on club composi- Luis Suárez Franck Ribéry tion and players’ pitch performance. All of (Liverpool) (Bayern) our statistics are carefully reviewed using a James Rodríguez (Real Madrid) 1 (Monaco) 1 detailed methodological approach to en- Neymar Miralem Pjanić sure academic accuracy. Analysis published 2 (Barcelona) 2 (AS Roma) in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only part of a 3 3 broader spectrum of data that that thanks to our partner Opta Pro can also be pro- 4. Carlos Tévez (Juventus) 4. Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) duced in real-time and be made available to a wide array of clients, such as broadcast- 5. Wayne Rooney (Man. United) 5. Koke Resurrección (Atlético Madrid) ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, 6. (Atlético Madrid) 6. João Moutinho (Monaco) national associations and bookmakers. 7. Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris SG) 7. Francesc Fàbregas (Barcelona)

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10. (Real Sociedad) 10. (Bayern)

Central/defensive midfielders Centre backs

Marco Verratti (Paris SG) (Juventus) Gabi Fernández Dante Bon m (Atlético Madrid) 1 (Bayern) 1 Leandro Castán 2 (Juventus) 2 (AS Roma) 3 3

4. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) 4. (Juventus)

5. (Paris SG) 5. Jérôme Boateng (Bayern)

6. Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) 6. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona)

7. (Liverpool) 7. (AS Roma)

8. (Juventus) 8. Barzagli (Juventus)

9. (Bayern) 9. Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid)

10. (Barcelona) 10. Dejan Lovren (Southampton)

Full backs Best (Bayern) Márcio Ra nha players (Bayern) 1 Dani Alves 2 (Barcelona) since the start of the season 3

4. Filipe Kasmirski (Atlético Madrid)

5. Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco)

6. (Toulouse)

7. Pablo Zabaleta (Man. City)

8. Maicon Douglas (AS Roma)

9. Juanfran Torres (Atlético Madrid)

10. Ricardo Rodríguez (Wolfsburg) Only footballers who played at least 66% of minutes

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Premier League

Forwards Offensive midfielders Central/defensive midfielders Centre backs Full backs

1. Luis Suárez (Liverpool) 1. Samir Nasri (Man. City) 1. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) 1. Dejan Lovren (Southampton) 1. Pablo Zabaleta (Man. City)

2. Wayne Rooney (Man. United) 2. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) 2. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) 2. José Manuel Chico (Swansea) 2. Glen Johnson (Liverpool)

3. Kevin Mirallas (Everton) 3. (Southampton) 3. Yaya Touré (Man. City) 3. (Arsenal) 3. Kyle Walker (Tottenham)

4. Loïc Rémy (Newcastle) 4. (Chelsea) 4. Jonathan de Guzmán (Swansea) 4. (Everton) 4. Seamus Coleman (Everton)

5. Jay Rodriguez (Southampton) 5. Antonio Valencia (Man. United) 5. Luiz Fernandinho (Man. City) 5. Ashley Williams (Swansea) 5. Ángel Rangel (Swansea)

Liga

Forwards Offensive midfielders Central/defensive midfielders Centre backs Full backs

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 1. Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) 1. Gabi Fernández (Atlético) 1. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) 1. Dani Alves (Barcelona)

2. Neymar Junior (Barcelona) 2. Koke Resurrección (Atlético) 2. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) 2. Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid) 2. Filipe Kasmirski (Atlético)

3. Diego Costa (Atlético Madrid) 3. Francesc Fàbregas (Barcelona) 3. Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) 3. (Real Madrid) 3. Juanfran Torres (Atlético)

4. Carlos Vela (R. Sociedad) 4. Ivan Rakitić (Sevilla) 4. Xavi Hernández (Barcelona) 4. Pepe Lima (Real Madrid) 4. Carlos Peña (Valladolid)

5. Antoine Griezmann (R. Sociedad) 5. Isco Alarcón (Real Madrid) 5. (Villarreal) 5. (Villarreal) 5. (Málaga)

Ligue 1

Forwards Offensive midfielders Central/defensive midfielders Centre backs Full backs

1. Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris SG) 1. James Rodríguez (Monaco) 1. (Paris SG) 1. Alex da Costa (Paris SG) 1. Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco)

2. Edison Cavani (Paris SG) 2. João Moutinho (Monaco) 2. Thiago Motta (Paris SG) 2. (Monaco) 2. Serge Aurier (Toulouse)

3. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) 3. (Marseille) 3. Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) 3. Éric Abidal (Monaco) 3. Henri Bedimo (Lyon)

4. Henri Saivet (Bordeaux) 4. Rémy Cabella (Montpellier) 4. Florent Balmont (Lille) 4. Marko Baša (Lille) 4. (Bastia)

5. (Lorient) 5. Clément Grenier (Lyon) 5. Clément Chantôme (Toulouse) 5. Simon Kjaer (Lille) 5. Issa Cissokho (Nantes)

Serie A

Forwards Offensive midfielders Central/defensive midfielders Centre backs Full backs

1. Carlos Tévez (Juventus) 1. Miralem Pjanić (AS Roma) 1. Arturo Vidal (Juventus) 1. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) 1. Maicon Douglas (AS Roma)

2. (Torino) 2. Ricardo Álvarez (Internazionale) 2. Paul Pogba (Juventus) 2. Leandro Castán (AS Roma) 2. Boukary Dramé (Chievo Verona)

3. (Napoli) 3. Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus) 3. (AS Roma) 3. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) 3. Jonathan Cícero (Internazionale)

4. (Internazionale) 4. Fredy Guarín (Internazionale) 4. (Atalanta) 4. Medhi Benatia (AS Roma) 4. Manuel Pasqual (Fiorentina)

5. (Milan) 5. (Lazio) 5. (Milan) 5. (Juventus) 5. Dušan Basta (Udinese)

Bundesliga

Forwards Offensive midfielders Central/defensive midfielders Centre backs Full backs

1. Marco Reus (Dortmund) 1. Franck Ribéry (Bayern) 1. Philipp Lahm (Bayern) 1. Dante Bonfim (Bayern) 1. David Alaba (Bayern)

2. Raffael de Araújo (M'gladbach) 2. Toni Kroos (Bayern) 2. Nuri Sahin (Dortmund) 2. Jérôme Boateng (Bayern) 2. Márcio Rafinha (Bayern)

3. Max Kruse (M'gladbach) 3. Henrik Mkhitaryan (Dortmund) 3. Daniel Baier (Augsburg) 3. Fabian Lustenberger (Hertha) 3. Ricardo Rodríguez (Wolfsburg)

4. P.-E. Aubameyang (Dortmund) 4. Gonzalo Castro (Leverkusen) 4. Granit Xhaka (M'gladbach) 4. Naldo Aparecido (Wolfsburg) 4. Kevin Grosskreutz (Dortmund)

5. (Dortmund) 5. Thomas Müller (Bayern) 5. Christoph Kramer (M'gladbach) 5. Martin Stranzl (M'gladbach) 5. Oscar Wendt (M'gladbach)

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson Issue n°58 - 14/01/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post

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Premier League Liga Ligue 1

1. Everton...... 81.3% 11. WBA...... 74.4% 1. Atlético Madrid....86.1% 11. Málaga...... 75.3% 1. Lille...... 84.3% 11. Marseille...... 74.6% 2. Newcastle...... 80.6% 12. Liverpool...... 74.0% 2. Villarreal...... 78.1% 12. Granada...... 73.9% 2. Nantes...... 82.8% 12. Nice...... 74.4% 3. Cardiff City...... 80.4% 13. Norwich City...... 73.6% 3. Real Valladolid.....77.8% 13. Rayo Vallecano.....73.6% 3. Monaco...... 80.1% 13. Lyon...... 73.8% 4. Stoke City...... 78.3% 14. Swansea City...... 71.2% 4. Celta Vigo...... 77.1% 14. Real Sociedad...... 71.9% 4. Bordeaux...... 78.8% 14. PSG...... 73.4% 5. Crystal Palace...... 77.7% 15. West Ham...... 70.4% 5. Espanyol...... 77.0% 15. Levante...... 71.8% 5. Toulouse...... 78.5% 15. Evian TG...... 72.0% . Arsenal...... 77.7% 16. Tottenham...... 70.2% 6. Almería...... 76.5% 16. Barcelona...... 70.4% 6. Montpellier...... 77.1% . Rennes...... 72.0% 7. Aston Villa...... 77.1% 17. Man. Utd...... 68.9% 7. Real Madrid...... 76.4% 17. Getafe...... 70.2% 7. Reims...... 76.1% 17. Lorient...... 70.9% 8. Hull City...... 76.0% 18. Man. City...... 68.4% . Athletic Bilbao.....76.4% 18. Sevilla...... 66.1% . Guingamp...... 76.1% 18. Sochaux...... 68.8% . Southampton...... 76.0% 19. Sunderland...... 67.0% 9. Osasuna...... 75.6% 19. Real Betis...... 64.5% 9. St-Etienne...... 75.4% 19. Valenciennes...... 67.3% 10. Chelsea...... 75.5% 20. Fulham...... 66.9% 10. Elche...... 75.5% 20. Valencia...... 64.0% 10. Bastia...... 75.1% 20. Ajaccio...... 64.8%

Bundesliga Serie A

1. M’gladbach...... 88.6% . Dortmund...... 76.1% 1. Internazionale...... 82.5% 11. Udinese...... 74.5% 2. Augsburg...... 80.1% 12. Leverkusen...... 75.9% 2. Sampdoria...... 79.2% 12. Bologna...... 73.6% 3. Hannover 96...... 79.9% 13. Stuttgart...... 75.6% . Juventus...... 79.2% 13. Genoa...... 72.6% 4. Hertha Berlin...... 79.0% 14. Hoffenheim...... 75.4% 4. Hellas Verona...... 78.2% 14. Napoli...... 71.8% 5. Wolfsburg...... 78.8% 15. Mainz 05...... 75.0% 5. Roma...... 78.0% 15. Cagliari...... 71.6% 6. Nürnberg...... 78.6% . Frankfurt...... 75.0% 6. Livorno...... 77.6% 16. Atalanta...... 71.2% 7. Hamburg...... 78.3% 17. Braunschweig...... 72.9% 7. Parma...... 77.3% 17. Sassuolo...... 67.2% 8. Bayern München.77.9% 18. Schalke 04...... 72.2% 8. Fiorentina...... 77.2% . Lazio...... 67.2% 9. Freiburg...... 76.1% 9. Chievo Verona...... 75.7% 19. Milan...... 66.1% . Werder Bremen...76.1% 10. Torino...... 75.4% 20. Catania...... 61.6%

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson Issue n°59 - 21/01/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post

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. Chelsea FC 1 8 10. Villarreal CF 6 11

Ligue 1 clubs Bundesliga clubs

In the club Total In the club Total

1. 14 31 1. FC Bayern München 7 23

2. Stade Rennais FC 10 28 2. VfB Stuttgart 7 22

Training club: club where footballers stayed at least 3 3. Montpellier Hérault SC 12 20 3. FC Schalke 04 7 21 seasons between the ages of 15 and 21 . FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 11 20 4. SC Freiburg 9 17 * Situation on October 1st 2013 . FC Girondins de Bordeaux 8 20 . Hertha BSC Berlin 6 17

. Toulouse FC 6 20 6. Hamburger SV 3 13

. AS Monaco 5 20 7. VfL Borussia M’gladbach 5 12

8. Paris St-Germain FC 3 17 . SV Werder Bremen 4 12

9. FC Nantes 7 16 9. 5 10

. AS St-Etienne 6 16 . 3 10

Serie A clubs Non big-5 league clubs Special Issue

In the club Total Total Demographic 1. Atalanta Bergamo 8 22 1. Le Havre AC (FRA/2) 20 2. Milan AC 3 20 2. CA River Plate (ARG) 16

Study 2014 3. AS Roma 4 18 3. CA (ARG) 15

4. Internazionale Milano FC 1 17 . TSV München 1860 (GER/2) 15

5. Juventus FC 3 14 5. AFC Ajax (NED) 13

6. Torino Calcio 2 13 . SM Caen (FRA/2) 13

7. Sampdoria UC 4 9 7. AJ Auxerre (FRA/2) 12

. AC Fiorentina 2 9 8. AS Nancy-Lorraine (FRA/2) 11

9. SS Lazio 1 8 . Sporting Clube de (POR) 11

10. FC Genoa 1893 3 6 10. (ITA/2) 10 Download an excerpt

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Roger Besson and Loïc Ravenel Issue n°60 - 28/01/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post

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 Transfer fees paid to sign current squad members [million €]

Premier League Liga Ligue 1

1. Man. City...... 435.1 11. Sunderland...... 75.7 1. Real Madrid...... 536.0 11. Real Betis...... 11.0 1. PSG...... 365.9 11. Montpellier...... 14.3 2. Man. Utd...... 394.9 12. Stoke City...... 69.6 2. Barcelona...... 237.3 12. Real Sociedad...... 10.8 2. Monaco...... 204.9 12. Sochaux...... 12.4 3. Chelsea...... 376.0 13. West Ham...... 63.6 3. Atlético Madrid...... 80.6 13. Celta Vigo...... 8.8 3. Marseille...... 87.6 13. Nantes...... 12.2 4. Tottenham...... 250.1 14. Cardiff City...... 51.8 4. Valencia...... 67.9 14. Espanyol...... 8.3 4. Lyon...... 56.0 14. Nice...... 11.0 5. Arsenal...... 215.7 15. Norwich City...... 51.1 5. Sevilla...... 49.5 15. Real Valladolid...... 4.3 5. Lille...... 39.5 15. Valenciennes...... 10.2 6. Liverpool...... 212.6 16. Swansea City...... 44.8 6. Villarreal...... 34.5 16. Osasuna...... 3.5 6. Bordeaux...... 35.3 16. Reims...... 5.8 7. Newcastle...... 84.4 17. Hull City...... 41.1 7. Athletic Bilbao...... 33.1 17. Rayo Vallecano, Elche, 7. St-Etienne...... 28.1 17. Evian TG...... 3.2 8. Everton...... 82.9 18. Fulham...... 40.0 8. Getafe...... 18.5 Almería, Levante ....<3.0 8. Lorient...... 23.4 18. Guingamp, Bastia, 9. Aston Villa...... 81.6 19. WBA...... 30.7 9. Granada...... 16.8 9. Rennes...... 22.7 Ajaccio...... <3.0 10. Southampton...... 80.8 20. Crystal Palace...... 24.0 10. Málaga...... 11.3 10. Toulouse...... 14.6

Bundesliga Serie A

1. Bayern München. 233.1 11. Stuttgart...... 25.3 1. Juventus...... 213.8 11. Torino...... 27.4 2. Wolfsburg...... 117.2 12. Mainz 05...... 16.6 2. Internazionale...... 183.8 12. Udinese...... 26.3 3. Dortmund...... 99.2 13. Nürnberg...... 15.2 3. Napoli...... 174.1 13. Cagliari...... 25.5 4. Schalke 04...... 67.2 14. Frankfurt...... 12.8 4. Roma...... 108.2 14. Bologna...... 23.7 5. Hamburg...... 57.2 15. Freiburg...... 8.6 5. Fiorentina...... 92.9 15. Atalanta Bergamo..23.4 6. Leverkusen...... 50.9 16. Hertha Berlin...... 7.3 6. Milan...... 91.2 16. Sassuolo...... 11.5 7. M’gladbach...... 49.2 17. Augsburg...... 4.5 7. Lazio...... 89.7 17. Parma...... 9.6 8. Hannover 96...... 28.6 18. Braunschweig...... <3.0 8. Sampdoria...... 32.4 18. Chievo Verona...... 8.6 9. Werder Bremen...... 28.5 9. Genoa...... 32.0 19. Hellas Verona, Livorno 10. Hoffenheim...... 25.9 10. Catania...... 31.8 ...... <3.0

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Roger Besson and Loïc Ravenel Issue n°61 - 04/02/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post

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Central/defensive midfielders Centre backs

1. Jack Cork (Southampton) 1. Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) 2. (Southampton) 2. (Arsenal) 3. Youssouf Mulumbu (WBA) 3. José Fonte (Southampton) 1. Xavi Hernández (Barcelona) 1. Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) 2. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) 2. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) 3. Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) 3. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) 1. Thiago Motta (Paris SG) 1. Loïc Perrin (St-Etienne) 2. (Paris SG) 2. (Paris SG) 3. Gueïda Fofana (Lyon) 3. Alex da Costa (Paris SG) 1. Thiago Alcântara (Bayern) 1. Heiko Westermann (Hamburg) 2. Philipp Lahm (Bayern) 2. Marcelo Guedes (Hannover) 3. Daniel Baier (Augsburg) 3. Sebastian Langkamp (Hertha Berlin) 1. (AS Roma) 1. Gonzalo Rodríguez (Fiorentina) 2. Riccardo Montolivo (Milan) 2. Medhi Benatia (AS Roma) 3. (Fiorentina) 3. (Internazionale)

Full backs

1. (Man. City) Players of 2. (Arsenal) the month 3. Ángel Rangel (Swansea) 1. (Barcelona) 2. Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) 3. Marcelo Vieira (Real Madrid) January 2014 1. Maxwell Scherrer (Paris SG) 2. Henri Bedimo (Lyon) 3. Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) 1. Márcio Rafinha (Bayern) 2. Ricardo Rodríguez (Wolfsburg) 3. Joo-Ho Park (Mainz) 1. Mattia Cassani (Parma)

2. (Milan) *From 01/01 to 04/02 Only footballers who played at least 66% of minutes 3. Stefan Lichtsteiner (Juventus)

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Ligue 1 Bundesliga

Rennes Paul-Georges Ntep 29.07.1992 Hamburg Ouasim Bouy 11.06.1993 08.06.1988 John Ola 19.05.1992 03.07.1986 Braunschweig Havard Nielsen 15.07.1993 Sochaux Mickael Malsa 12.10.1995 Frankfurt Felix Wiedwald 15.03.1990 Nathan Sinkala 23.04.1991 Hannover 96 František Rajtoral 12.03.1986 Stoppila Sunzu 22.06.1989 Hoffenheim Jiloan Hamad 06.11.1990 Ajaccio Nordine Ait Yahia 10.07.1992 Leverkusen Seung-Woo Ryu 17.12.1993 Oumar Sissoko 13.09.1987 Nürnberg Ondrej Petrak 11.03.1992 Bordeaux Enzo Crivelli 06.02.1995 Stuttgart Robin Yalcin 25.01.1994 Guingamp Mana Dembélé 29.11.1988 Werder Bremen Levent Ayçiçek 12.02.1994 Lille 18.06.1992 Wolfsburg Junior Malanda 28.08.1994 Marseille Laurent Abergel 01.02.1993 Monaco Nabil Dirar 25.02.1986 Toulouse 07.03.1992 Valenciennes Abdul Waris 19.09.1991

Serie A Number, by league

Cagliari Simone Solinas 03.03.1996 Adryan Oliveira 08.10.1994 17 Catania Francesco Fedato 15.10.1992 Premier League Fabián Rinaudo 08.05.1987 Atalanta 10.05.1992 16 Bologna Ibson Barreto 07.11.1983 Liga Chievo Verona Maodo Mbaye 06.11.1995 16 Internazionale Rubén Botta 31.01.1990 Lazio 10.03.1989 Serie A Livorno Jonny Mosquera 17.02.1991 15 Milan Keisuke Honda 13.06.1986 Parma José Mauri 16.05.1996 Ligue 1 Roma 28.11.1995 11 Sampdoria Michele Fornasier 22.08.1993 Sassuolo Ettore Gliozzi 23.09.1995 Bundesliga Udinese 31.05.1996

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Roger Besson and Loïc Ravenel Issue n°63 - 18/02/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post

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Number, by league 129 Premier League

102 Serie A

80 Bundesliga

68 Liga

50 1 Only countries qualified (not including Brazil) Ligue 1

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Roger Besson and Loïc Ravenel Issue n°64 - 25/02/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post

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24.6

 Average age of players at recruitment [players fielded since 1st of January 2014]

Premier League Liga Ligue 1

1. West Ham...... 27.0 . Everton...... 24.6 1. Levante...... 27.6 . Granada...... 24.9 1. Bastia...... 27.0 11. Bordeaux...... 24.0 2. Hull City...... 26.7 12. Cardiff City...... 24.5 2. Elche...... 27.2 12. Rayo Vallecano...... 24.7 2. Guingamp...... 25.2 12. Rennes...... 23.9 3. Fulham...... 26.6 13. Chelsea...... 24.1 3. Osasuna...... 26.0 13. Sevilla...... 24.6 3. Ajaccio...... 25.0 . Lille...... 23.9 4. Crystal Palace...... 25.9 14. Arsenal...... 23.5 4. Almería...... 25.8 14. Valencia...... 24.5 4. Evian TG...... 24.9 14. Marseille...... 23.8 5. WBA...... 25.8 15. Newcastle...... 23.3 5. Getafe...... 25.7 15. Celta Vigo...... 24.2 5. Monaco...... 24.8 15. Lyon...... 23.4 6. Norwich City...... 25.7 . Tottenham...... 23.3 6. Real Valladolid...... 25.3 16. Villarreal...... 23.0 . PSG...... 24.8 . Sochaux...... 23.4 7. Stoke City...... 25.6 17. Aston Villa...... 23.0 . Espanyol...... 25.3 17. Real Madrid...... 22.6 7. St-Etienne...... 24.5 17. Montpellier...... 23.3 8. Man. City...... 24.9 . Southampton...... 23.0 8. Málaga...... 25.1 18. Athletic Bilbao...... 22.5 8. Valenciennes...... 24.3 18. Lorient...... 23.0 9. Sunderland...... 24.8 19. Man. Utd...... 22.2 9. Atlético Madrid...... 25.0 19. Barcelona...... 21.6 9. Reims...... 24.2 19. Nice...... 22.7 10. Swansea City...... 24.6 20. Liverpool...... 21.9 10. Real Betis...... 24.9 20. Real Sociedad...... 21.5 . Nantes...... 24.2 20. Toulouse...... 22.5

Bundesliga Serie A

1. Augsburg...... 24.3 11. Werder Bremen...... 22.9 1. Bologna...... 26.9 11. Sassuolo...... 25.5 Including players back from loan and players recruited 2. Frankfurt...... 24.1 12. Freiburg...... 22.8 2. Parma...... 26.6 12. Napoli...... 25.4 from an academy 3. Hertha Berlin...... 24.0 13. Dortmund...... 22.7 . Genoa...... 26.6 13. Catania...... 25.2 4. Wolfsburg...... 23.9 . Stuttgart...... 22.7 4. Hellas Verona...... 26.5 . Internazionale...... 25.2 5. Hannover 96...... 23.7 15. M’gladbach...... 22.6 . Torino...... 26.5 15. Lazio...... 25.1 6. Mainz 05...... 23.6 . Leverkusen...... 22.6 . Fiorentina...... 26.5 16. Livorno...... 24.7 . Bayern München.....23.6 17. Schalke 04...... 22.3 7. Chievo Verona...... 26.4 17. Roma...... 24.4 8. Braunschweig...... 23.3 . Hoffenheim...... 22.3 8. Atalanta Bergamo..26.3 18. Sampdoria...... 24.1 9. Hamburg...... 23.2 9. Juventus...... 26.2 19. Cagliari...... 23.4 . Nürnberg...... 23.2 10. Milan...... 26.1 20. Udinese...... 23.2

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Roger Besson and Loïc Ravenel Issue n°65 - 04/03/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post

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Central/defensive midfielders Centre backs

1. Yaya Touré (Man. City) 1. Phil Jagielka (Everton) 2. (Arsenal) 2. Martín Demichelis (Man. City) 3. (Everton) 3. José Fonte (Southampton) 1. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) 1. (Bilbao) 2. Bruno Soriano (Villarreal) 2. Pepe Lima (Real Madrid) 3. Gabi Fernández (Atlético Madrid) 3. (Bilbao) 1. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) 1. Loïc Perrin (St-Etienne) 2. (Lille) 2. Samuel Umtiti (Lyon) 3. Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) 3. Thiago Silva (Paris SG) 1. Thiago Alcântara (Bayern) 1. Nikolče Noveski (Mainz) 2. Philipp Lahm (Bayern) 2. Emir Spahić (Leverkusen) 3. Nuri Sahin (Dortmund) 3. Dante Bonfim (Bayern) 1. (Juventus) 1. Medhi Benatia (AS Roma) 2. Riccardo Montolivo (Milan) 2. Leandro Castán (AS Roma) 3. Daniele De Rossi (AS Roma) 3. (Cagliari)

Full backs

1. (Everton) Players of 2. Aleksandar Kolarov (Man. City) the month 3. Pablo Zabaleta (Man. City) 1. Adriano Correia (Barcelona) 2. Jonny Castro (Vigo) 3. (Bilbao) february 2014 1. Gregory van der Wiel (Paris SG) 2. Maxwell Scherrer (Paris SG) 3. Henri Bedimo (Lyon) 1. Márcio Rafinha (Bayern) 2. David Alaba (Bayern) 3. Marcel Schmelzer (Dortmund) 1. Abdoulaye Konko (Lazio)

2. (Napoli) *From 01/02 to 02/03 Only footballers who played at least 66% of minutes 3. (Torino)

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel and Roger Besson Issue n°66- 11/03/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post

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 Countries of birth, by league [players fielded since the start of the season]

Premier League Liga Ligue 1

1. England...... 177 11. Germany...... 9 1. Spain...... 296 . Germany...... 5 1. France...... 333 11. Colombia...... 6 2. France...... 45 . Ivory Coast...... 9 2. Argentina...... 29 . ...... 5 2. Brazil...... 20 . Portugal...... 6 3. Spain...... 33 . USA...... 9 . France...... 29 13. Nigeria...... 4 3. Ivory Coast...... 14 . Romania...... 6 4. Rep. of Ireland...... 15 14. Northern Ireland...... 8 4. Brazil...... 23 . Paraguay...... 4 4. Cameroon...... 12 14. Denmark...... 5 . The Netherlands...... 15 . ...... 8 5. Portugal...... 19 . ...... 4 . Senegal...... 12 . Italy...... 5 6. Brazil...... 14 16. Denmark...... 7 6. Uruguay...... 10 . Switzerland...... 4 6. Argentina...... 10 16. Ghana...... 4 . Scotland...... 14 . Italy...... 7 7. ...... 9 . The Netherlands...... 4 7. Serbia...... 9 . Israel...... 4 8. Argentina...... 13 18. Bosnia Herzegovina.....5 . Colombia...... 9 18. Ghana...... 3 8. Belgium...... 8 . Venezuela...... 4 . Belgium...... 13 . Czech Republic...... 5 9. Mexico...... 7 . Senegal...... 3 . Mali...... 8 19. Burkina Faso...... 3 10. Wales...... 10 . Nigeria...... 5 10. Cameroon...... 5 20. Belgium...... 2 10. Guinea...... 7 . Gabon...... 3

Bundesliga Serie A Big-5

1. Germany...... 242 . Japan...... 7 1. Italy...... 226 . Switzerland...... 9 1. France...... 440 11. Portugal...... 31 2. Czech Republic...... 14 . Serbia...... 7 2. Argentina...... 51 12. Slovenia...... 7 2. Spain...... 347 12. Colombia...... 30 3. Brazil...... 12 13. Belgium...... 6 3. Brazil...... 48 13. Chile...... 6 3. Germany...... 261 . Ivory Coast...... 30 4. Switzerland...... 11 . Denmark...... 6 4. France...... 23 . Greece...... 6 4. Italy...... 244 . Uruguay...... 30 5. Austria...... 10 . Rep. of Korea...... 6 5. Uruguay...... 14 . Romania...... 6 5. England...... 181 15. Switzerland...... 28 . France...... 10 16. Argentina...... 5 6. Serbia...... 13 . Sweden...... 6 6. Brazil...... 117 16. Czech Republic...... 24 7. ...... 8 . Norway...... 5 7. Colombia...... 12 17. Belgium...... 5 7. Argentina...... 108 17. Senegal...... 23 . The Netherlands...... 8 . Spain...... 5 . Spain...... 12 . Germany...... 5 8. Serbia...... 38 18. Romania...... 22 9. Bosnia Herzegovina.....7 19. Italy...... 4 9. Ghana...... 10 . Poland...... 5 9. Belgium...... 34 19. Poland...... 21 . Croatia...... 7 . Ivory Coast...... 4 10. Croatia...... 9 . Slovakia...... 5 10. The Netherlands...... 32 . Denmark...... 21

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Roger Besson and Loïc Ravenel Issue n°67- 18/03/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post

 World Cup 2014 qualifications: minutes played per country of the employer club

Premier League (14.2%) 14.2% Liga (11.3%)

Serie A (9.9%)

Others Bundesliga (51.1%) Ligue 1 (8.5%) (4.9%)

% of minutes, big-5 leagues

59,154 (England)

20,245 (France) 3,062 (Chili)

Done with Philcarto Number of minutes

Countries qualified only - Brazil: 2013 friendlies and Confederation Cup

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* Non big-5 league clubs

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Roger Besson and Loïc Ravenel Issue n°68- 25/03/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post

 Transfer fees paid by big-5 league clubs since 2008/09

National to other clubs transfers 0.82 32.3% 4.78

Lower division clubs in the same country Clubs in the same big-5 league 67.7%

To other 12.49 To non to big-5 league clubs big-5 league big-5 league clubs billion € clubs Lower division clubs in other big-5 league countries Clubs in other big-5 leagues 0.12

3.68 0.96 2.13

Non-UEFA clubs UEFA clubs outside big-5 league countries International transfers

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* Non big-5 league clubs

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Throughout the season for the five major Forwards Offensive midfielders European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post 1. Luis Suárez (Liverpool) 1. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) presents exclusive data on club composi- tion and players’ pitch performance. All of 2. Jay Rodriguez (Southampton) 2. Samir Nasri (Man. City) our statistics are carefully reviewed using a 3. André Schürrle (Chelsea) 3. Adam Johnson (Sunderland) detailed methodological approach to en- 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 1. Ángel Di María (Real Madrid) sure academic accuracy. Analysis published 2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 2. Koke Resurrección (Atlético Madrid) in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only part of a 3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 3. Ivan Rakitić (Sevilla) broader spectrum of data that that thanks to our partner Opta Pro can also be pro- 1. Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris SG) 1. Benjamin André (Ajaccio) duced in real-time and be made available 2. Wissam Ben Yedder (Toulouse) 2. Foued Kadir (Rennes) to a wide array of clients, such as broadcast- 3. Serge Gakpé (Nantes) 3. Grégory Sertic (Bordeaux) ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, 1. Anthony Modeste (Hoffenheim) 1. Toni Kroos (Bayern) national associations and bookmakers. 2. Mario Mandžukić (Bayern) 2. Henrik Mkhitaryan (Dortmund) For more information on our services please 3. Josip Drmić (Nürnberg) 3. (Schalke 04) email us at [email protected] 1. Ciro Immobile (Torino) 1. Pablo Barrientos (Catania) 2. (Genoa) 2. Miralem Pjanić (AS Roma) 3. (Udinese) 3. Hernanes de Carvalho (Internazionale)

Central/defensive midfielders Centre backs

1. Leon Britton (Swansea) 1. José Manuel Chico (Swansea) 2. (Southampton) 2. Martín Demichelis (Man. City) 3. Fabian Delph (Aston Villa) 3. Ashley Williams (Swansea) 1. Xavi Hernández (Barcelona) 1. Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) 2. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) 2. Alejandro Gálvez (Rayo Vallecano) 3. Gabi Fernández (Atlético Madrid) 3. Pepe Lima (Real Madrid) 1. Thiago Motta (Paris SG) 1. Thiago Silva (Paris SG) 2. Blaise Matuidi (Paris SG) 2. Marko Baša (Lille) 3. Idrissa Gueye (Lille) 3. Lucas Mendes (Marseille) 1. (Bayern) 1. Jérôme Boateng (Bayern) 2. Nuri Sahin (Dortmund) 2. (Dortmund) 3. Christoph Kramer (M'gladbach) 3. Emir Spahić (Leverkusen) 1. (Torino) 1. (Parma) 2. (AS Roma) 2. Davide Astori (Cagliari) 3. (Internazionale) 3. Raúl Albiol (Napoli)

Full backs

1. Ángel Rangel (Swansea) Players of 2. Leighton Baines (Everton) the month 3. Ben Davies (Swansea) 1. Dani Alves (Barcelona) 2. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) 3. Brayan Angulo (Granada) March 2014 1. Serge Aurier (Toulouse) 2. Maxwell Scherrer (Paris SG) 3. Siaka Tiéné (Montpellier) 1. Márcio Rafinha (Bayern) 2. David Alaba (Bayern) 3. Ricardo Rodríguez (Wolfsburg) 1. Jonathan Cícero (Internazionale)

2. Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) *From 01/03 to 31/03 Only footballers who played at least 66% of minutes 3. Manuel Pasqual (Fiorentina)

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel and Roger Besson Issue 70 - 08/04/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post

 % of possible points achieved by the three best ranked teams

80% Throughout the season for the five major European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post 75.5 presents exclusive data on club composi- tion and players’ pitch performance. All of our statistics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to 70.5 70.4 69.4 ensure academic accuracy. Analysis pu- 70% 68.9 blished in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only 67.2 part of a broader spectrum of data that that thanks to our partner Opta Pro can also be produced in real-time and be made available to a wide array of clients, such as broadcasters, websites, newspa- pers, clubs, leagues, national associations 60% and bookmakers. 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 For more information on our services please email us at football.observato- [email protected]  by league 90% 90 90%

Liga Serie A Premier League 80.9 80% 80% 80% 77.8 77.8 75.7 76.3 75.7 74.2 71.9 72.5 73.7 69.3 70% 70% 67.8 67.8 70% 70.8 66.7 66.7 68.7

64.9

60% 60% 60% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

90% 90%

Bundesliga Ligue 1

80% 80%

73.2 72.5 71.2 71.2

70% 68.0 70% 66.7 68.7 65.4 64.6

64.1 64.6 60.8 60% 60% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson Issue n°71 - 15/04/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post

Throughout the season for the five major Evolution in the shooting Premier League European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post production (shots on target presents exclusive data on club composi- Before After Evolu- 01/01 01/01 tion per match) between the first tion and players’ pitch performance. All of 1. Cardiff 2.9 3.9 +34% and second part of the season our statistics are carefully reviewed using a 2. Sunderland 3.3 4.2 +27% detailed methodological approach to en- 3. Stoke City 3.1 3.9 +26% 4. Fulham 3.6 4.4 +22% sure academic accuracy. Analysis published 5. WBA 3.6 4.3 +19% in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only part of a 6. Crystal Palace 3.5 3.9 +11% broader spectrum of data that that thanks . Southampton 4.6 5.1 +11% to our partner Opta Pro can also be pro- . Norwich 3.7 4.1 +11% 9. Liverpool 6.5 7.1 +9% duced in real-time and be made available . Hull 3.4 3.7 +9% to a wide array of clients, such as broadcast- 11. Chelsea 5.8 5.9 +2% ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, 12. Man. United 4.8 4.8 +0% national associations and bookmakers. 13. Aston Villa 3.7 3.6 -3% 14. Newcastle 5.0 4.8 -4% For more information on our services please 15. West Ham 3.3 3.0 -9% email us at [email protected] . Man. City 6.5 5.9 -9% 17. Arsenal 5.7 5.0 -12% 18. Swansea 4.5 3.9 -13% 19. Tottenham 5.5 4.6 -16% 20. Everton 5.8 4.7 -19%

Liga Serie A Before After Evolu- Before After Evolu- 01/01 01/01 tion 01/01 01/01 tion 1. Málaga 3.8 4.3 +13% 1. Genoa 2.9 4.5 +55% 2. Bilbao 4.9 5.4 +10% 2. Sampdoria 3.8 5.3 +39% 3. Getafe 3.3 3.6 +9% 3. Catania 3.0 3.9 +30% 4. Vigo 4.4 4.4 +0% 4. Atalanta 3.4 4.3 +26% . Almería 4.0 4.0 +0% 5. Milan 5.2 5.5 +6% 6. Sevilla 4.5 4.3 -4% 6. Livorno 3.8 3.9 +3% 7. Elche 3.5 3.3 -6% 7. Napoli 5.7 5.8 +2% 8. Real Madrid 8.3 7.7 -7% 8. Chievo Verona 3.6 3.6 +0% 9. Barcelona 7.4 6.8 -8% . Bologna 4.3 4.3 +0% 10. Levante 3.6 3.2 -11% . Torino 4.6 4.6 +0% 11. Rayo Vallecano 4.9 4.3 -12% 11. AS Roma 5.9 5.8 -2% 12. Espanyol 3.9 3.4 -13% . Parma 4.3 4.2 -2% 13. Valencia 5.1 4.3 -16% 13. Udinese 4.1 3.6 -12% . Osasuna 3.8 3.2 -16% 14. Verona 4.4 3.7 -16% . Real Sociedad 5.5 4.6 -16% 15. Fiorentina 4.8 3.9 -19% 16. Villarreal 4.6 3.8 -17% 16. Internazionale 5.5 4.4 -20% 17. Granada 3.9 3.2 -18% 17. Sassuolo 4.4 3.4 -23% 18. Betis 4.6 3.7 -20% 18. Lazio 4.9 3.7 -24% 19. Valladolid 3.7 2.6 -30% 19. Cagliari 4.2 2.9 -31% 20. Atlético Madrid 6.5 4.1 -37% 20. Juventus 7.1 4.6 -35%

Ligue 1 Bundesliga Before After Evolu- Before After Evolu- 01/01 01/01 tion 01/01 01/01 tion 1. Montpellier 3.3 4.9 +48% 1. Hoffenheim 5.0 7.1 +42% 2. Lille 4.0 5.4 +35% 2. Schalke 04 4.5 6.1 +36% 3. Toulouse 3.7 4.9 +32% 3. Freiburg 3.2 4.2 +31% 4. Guingamp 3.4 4.4 +29% 4. Mainz 4.7 5.2 +11% 5. St-Etienne 4.3 5.2 +21% 5. M'gladbach 4.9 5.3 +8% 6. Ajaccio 2.8 3.2 +14% 6. Augsburg 4.5 4.8 +7% 7. Rennes 3.8 4.1 +8% 7. Bayern 7.5 7.9 +5% 8. Sochaux 3.6 3.7 +3% 8. Frankfurt 4.8 4.7 -2% 9. Paris SG 6.0 6.0 +0% 9. Bremen 3.9 3.8 -3% 10. Evian Thonon 3.8 3.6 -5% 10. Braunschweig 3.7 3.5 -5% 11. Valenciennes 3.6 3.4 -6% 11. Leverkusen 5.6 5.2 -7% . Nantes 3.4 3.2 -6% 12. Hannover 4.9 4.3 -12% . Lyon 4.8 4.5 -6% 13. Wolfsburg 6.1 5.2 -15% 14. Marseille 5.3 4.9 -8% 14. Dortmund 7.6 6.2 -18% 15. Bordeaux 4.6 4.1 -11% 15. Stuttgart 4.7 3.8 -19% 16. Lorient 4.6 3.9 -15% 16. Nürnberg 4.6 3.5 -24% 17. Bastia 3.8 3.1 -18% 17. Hamburg 6.9 5.2 -25% 18. Monaco 5.5 4.4 -20% 18. Hertha Berlin 4.7 3.5 -26% 19. Reims 3.9 3.0 -23% 20. Nice 3.6 2.4 -33%

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Roger Besson and Loïc Ravenel Issue n°72- 22/04/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post

Throughout the season for the five major Minutes played by U20 (footballers born on or after 01/01/1994) European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post presents exclusive data on club composi- tion and players’ pitch performance. All of our statistics are carefully reviewed using a Ligue 1 Ligue 1 detailed methodological approach to en- 26,337 Minutes sure academic accuracy. Analysis published 1. Issiaga Sylla (Toulouse) 2,380 in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only part of a Bundesliga broader spectrum of data that that thanks 2. Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) 2,213 23,877 3. Benjamin Mendy (Marseille) 1,730 to our partner Opta Pro can also be pro- 4. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Rennes) 1,573 duced in real-time and be made available 5. Kurt Zouma (St-Etienne) 1,371 to a wide array of clients, such as broadcast- Premier League 6. Aoas (PSG) 1,318 ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, 17,669 7. Lucas Ocampos (Monaco) 1,298 national associations and bookmakers. 8. (Lille) 1,171 9. Cédric Hountondji (Rennes) 1,119 For more information on our services please Liga email us at [email protected] 10. Claude Gonçalves (Ajaccio) 1,028 14,863 11. M'Baye Niang (Montpellier) 1,025 12. (PSG) 957 13. (Nice) 832 Serie A 14. Opa Nguette (Valenciennes) 616 13,992 15. (Nice) 551

Bundesliga Premier League

Minutes Minutes

1. Ginter (Freiburg) 2,769 1. Luke Shaw (Southampton) 2,732 2. Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Hamburg) 2,172 2. (Norwich City) 1,992 3. Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg) 1,993 3. Raheem Sterling (Liverpool) 1,960 4. (Leverkusen) 1,921 4. Calum Chambers (Southampton) 1,631 5. Niklas Süle (Hoffenheim) 1,606 5. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) 1,554 6. Maximilian Meyer (Schalke 04) 1,600 6. (Man. Utd) 1,422 7. (Stuttgart) 1,481 7. Declan John (Cardiff City) 1,307 8. Jonathan Tah (Hamburg) 1,261 8. (Everton) 1,188 9. (Schalke 04) 1,218 9. Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham) 1,053 10. (Nürnberg) 1,115 10. Gerard Deulofeu (Everton) 790 11. Martin Angha (Nürnberg) 911 11. Mats Daehli (Cardiff City) 469 12. (Schalke 04) 655 12. (Arsenal) 464 13. (Augsburg) 612 13. (Fulham) 321 14. (Hoffenheim) 565 14. Sam Gallagher (Southampton) 199 [Since the start of the season] 15. Rani Khedira (Stuttgart) 526 15. Charalampos Mavrias (Sunderland) 150

Liga Serie A

Minutes Minutes

1. Saúl Ñíguez (Rayo Vallecano) 2,737 1. (Livorno) 1,944 2. Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Bilbao) 2,608 2. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) 1,914 3. Jonny Castro (Celta Vigo) 1,805 3. (Cagliari) 1,622 4. David Costas (Celta Vigo) 1,191 4. Marco Benassi (Livorno) 1,460 5. (Celta Vigo) 1,145 5. (Udinese) 1,320 6. Álvaro Vadillo (Real Betis) 1,098 6. Mateo Kovačić (Internazionale) 1,255 7. Moisés Gómez (Villarreal) 994 7. Simone Scuffet (Udinese) 1,170 8. (Málaga) 515 8. Baldé Keita (Lazio) 1,012 9. Rúben Vezo (Valencia) 490 9. (Roma) 611 10. Óliver Torres (Villarreal) 437 10. Dario Del Fabro (Cagliari) 270 11. Javi Manquillo (Atlético Madrid) 270 11. M'Baye Niang (Milan) 237 12. Pablo Iñiguez (Villarreal) 219 12. Bruno Petković (Catania) 187 13. Óliver Torres (Atlético Madrid) 210 13. Douglas Santos (Udinese) 170 14. Bryan Rabello (Sevilla) 205 14. Adryan Oliveira (Cagliari) 150 15. Nahuel Leiva (Villarreal) 192 . (Milan) 150

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Roger Besson and Loïc Ravenel Issue n°73 - 29/04/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post

Throughout the season for the five major Forwards Offensive midfielders European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post 1. Edin Džeko (Man. City) 1. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) presents exclusive data on club composi- tion and players’ pitch performance. All of 2. (Arsenal) 2. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) our statistics are carefully reviewed using a 3. Wilfried Bony (Swansea) 3. Juan Mata (Man. United) detailed methodological approach to en- 1. Aritz Aduriz (Bilbao) 1. Isco Alarcón (Real Madrid) sure academic accuracy. Analysis published 2. Kevin Gameiro (Sevilla) 2. Markel Susaeta (Bilbao) in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only part of a 3. Manuel (Vigo) 3. Koke Resurrección (Atlético Madrid) broader spectrum of data that that thanks to our partner Opta Pro can also be pro- 1. Edison Cavani (Paris SG) 1. Grégory Sertic (Bordeaux) duced in real-time and be made available 2. Serge Gakpé (Nantes) 2. João Moutinho (Monaco) to a wide array of clients, such as broadcast- 3. Florian Raspentino (Bastia) 3. James Rodríguez (Monaco) ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, 1. Ivica Olić (Wolfsburg) 1. (Wolfsburg) national associations and bookmakers. 2. Marco Reus (Dortmund) 2. Roberto Firmino (Hoffenheim) For more information on our services please 3. Admir Mehmedi (Freiburg) 3. Mario Götze (Bayern) email us at [email protected] 1. Ciro Immobile (Torino) 1. Hernanes de Carvalho (Internazionale) 2. (Internazionale) 2. (Torino) 3. (Chievo Verona) 3. Miralem Pjanić (AS Roma)

Central/defensive midfielders Centre backs

1. Morgan Schneiderlin (Southampton) 1. (Chelsea) 2. Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) 2. (Man. City) 3. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) 3. Martín Demichelis (Man. City) 1. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) 1. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) 2. Asier Illarramendi (Real Madrid) 2. Pepe Lima (Real Madrid) 3. Roberto Trashorras (Rayo Vallecano) 3. Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) 1. (Paris SG) 1. Loïc Perrin (St-Etienne) 2. (St-Etienne) 2. Thiago Silva (Paris SG) 3. Florent Balmont (Lille) 3. Ricardo Carvalho (Monaco) 1. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern) 1. Emir Spahić (Leverkusen) 2. Javi Martínez (Bayern) 2. Joël Matip (Schalke 04) 3. Roman Neustädter (Schalke 04) 3. Jannik Vestergaard (Hoffenheim) 1. Gökhan Inler (Napoli) 1. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) 2. Andrea Pirlo (Juventus) 2. (Torino) 3. Jorginho Frello (Napoli) 3. (Torino)

Full backs

1. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) Players of 2. Pablo Zabaleta (Man. City) the month 3. Luke Shaw (Southampton) 1. Dani Alves (Barcelona) 2. Adriano Correia (Barcelona) 3. Filipe Kasmirski (Atlético Madrid) April 2014 1. Henri Bedimo (Lyon) 2. Brice Dja Djédjé (Marseille) 3. Gregory van der Wiel (Paris SG) 1. Zdeněk Pospěch (Mainz) 2. Ricardo Rodríguez (Wolfsburg) 3. Gotoku Sakai (Stuttgart) 1. Manuel Pasqual (Fiorentina)

2. Mattia Cassani (Parma) *From 01/04 to 29/04 Only footballers who played at least 66% of minutes 3. Maicon Douglas (AS Roma)

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel and Roger Besson Issue n°74- 06/05/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post

Throughout the season for the five major Minutes played by players born in the 1970’s European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post presents exclusive data on club composi- tion and players’ pitch performance. All of our statistics are carefully reviewed using a Serie A Serie A detailed methodological approach to en- 53,396 Minutes sure academic accuracy. Analysis published 1. (Roma) 3,240 in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only part of a Ligue 1 broader spectrum of data that that thanks 2. (Parma) 2,941 35,901 3. Luca Toni (Hellas Verona) 2,830 to our partner Opta Pro can also be pro- 4. (Juventus) 2,814 duced in real-time and be made available 5. Daniele Conti (Cagliari) 2,578 to a wide array of clients, such as broadcast- Premier League 6. (Bologna) 2,494 ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, 27,755 7. Christian Abbiati (Milan) 2,300 national associations and bookmakers. 8. Andrea Pirlo (Juventus) 2,297 9. Antonio Di Natale (Udinese) 2,230 For more information on our services please Liga email us at [email protected] 10. (Chievo Verona) 2,182 23,678 11. (Chievo Verona) 2,088 12. David Pizarro (Fiorentina) 1,975 13. (Atalanta Bergamo) 1,899 Bundesliga 14. (Cagliari) 1,890 21,827 15. (Lazio) 1,846

Ligue 1 Premier League

Minutes Minutes

1. Olivier Sorlin (Evian TG) 3,117 1. Julián Speroni (Crystal Palace) 3,330 2. Ricardo Carvalho (Monaco) 3,060 2. Tim Howard (Everton) 3,173 3. Kossi Agassa (Reims) 2,880 3. Sylvain Distin (Everton) 2,835 4. François Modesto (Bastia) 2,796 4. Gareth McAuley (WBA) 2,680 5. (Montpellier) 2,564 5. Danny Gabbidon (Crystal Palace) 1,974 6. Mickaël Landreau (Bastia) 2,528 6. Wes Brown (Sunderland) 1,884 7. David Ducourtioux (Valenciennes) 2,328 7. (Chelsea) 1,702 8. Éric Abidal (Monaco) 2,311 8. Jussi Jääskeläinen (West Ham) 1,620 9. Fabien Audard (Lorient) 1,855 9. Steve Harper (Hull City) 1,100 10. (Ajaccio) 1,780 10. Aaron Hughes (Fulham) 1,064 11. Cédric Barbosa (Evian TG) 1,737 11. (Man. Utd) 1,038 12. Souleymane Diawara (Marseille) 1,525 12. Gerhard Tremmel (Swansea City) 990 13. Fabrice Abriel (Nice) 1,450 13. (WBA) 856 14. Bertrand Laquait (Evian TG) 1,440 14. (Fulham) 695 [Since the start of the season] 15. Jonathan Zebina (Toulouse) 1,419 15. (Fulham) 656

Liga Bundesliga

Minutes Minutes

1. Esteban Suárez (Almería) 3,240 1. Raphael Schäfer (Nürnberg) 2,925 2. Juanfran García (Levante) 2,924 . Zdeněk Pospěch (Mainz 05) 2,925 3. Roberto Fernández (Granada) 2,790 3. Nikolče Noveski (Mainz 05) 2,745 4. Álvaro Rubio (Real Valladolid) 2,193 4. Ivica Olić (Wolfsburg) 2,311 5. Simão Sabrosa (Espanyol) 2,120 5. Deniz Dogan (Braunschweig) 1,784 6. Fernando Soriano (Almería) 1,865 6. Filip Daems (M'gladbach) 1,186 7. Edu Albácar (Elche) 1,498 7. Alexander Manninger (Augsburg) 1,170 8. Patxi Puñal (Osasuna) 1,412 8. Timo Hildebrand (Schalke 04) 1,080 9. Sergio Pelegrín (Elche) 1,222 9. Levan Kobiashvili (Hertha Berlin) 997 10. Weligton Oliveira (Málaga) 1,098 10. Heinz Müller (Mainz 05) 855 11. José Pinto (Barcelona) 966 11. (Bayern München) 833 12. Toño Rodríguez (Elche) 797 12. Bo Svensson (Mainz 05) 762 13. Alberto Rivera (Elche) 522 13. Manuel Friedrich (Dortmund) 705 14. Carles Puyol (Barcelona) 428 14. (Bayern München) 657 15. Mario Bermejo (Celta Vigo) 269 15. Marjan Petković (Braunschweig) 450

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Roger Besson and Loïc Ravenel Issue n°75 - 12/05/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post

Throughout the season for the five major Average age on the pitch, by position European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post presents exclusive data on club composi- tion and players’ pitch performance. All of Goalkeepers Defenders our statistics are carefully reviewed using a Oldest clubs Oldest clubs detailed methodological approach to en- 1. Almería (ESP) 38.51 1. Levante (ESP) 32.07 sure academic accuracy. Analysis published 2. Roma (ITA) 36.76 2. Atalanta Bergamo (ITA) 31.31 in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only part of a 3. Juventus (ITA) 36.06 3. Parma (ITA) 30.96 broader spectrum of data that that thanks 4. Nürnberg (GER) 34.70 4. Chievo Verona (ITA) 30.85 to our partner Opta Pro can also be pro- 5. Crystal Palace (ENG) 34.62 5. WBA (ENG) 30.46 duced in real-time and be made available 6. Reims (FRA) 34.43 6. Bologna (ITA) 30.45 7. Everton (ENG) 34.29 7. Fulham (ENG) 30.30 to a wide array of clients, such as broadcast- 8. Hull City (ENG) 34.26 8. Mainz 05 (GER) 30.15 ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, 9. Granada (ESP) 34.04 9. Bastia (FRA) 29.92 national associations and bookmakers. 10. Barcelona (ESP) 33.81 10. Lazio (ITA) 29.68 For more information on our services please Youngest clubs Youngest clubs email us at [email protected] 1. Genoa (ITA) 21.56 1. Celta Vigo (ESP) 23.28 2. M'gladbach (GER) 21.67 2. Toulouse (FRA) 23.37 3. Leverkusen (GER) 21.83 3. Freiburg (GER) 23.58 4. Atlético Madrid (ESP) 21.97 4. Southampton (ENG) 23.77 5. Toulouse (FRA) 22.14 5. Cardiff City (ENG) 23.88 6. Livorno (ITA) 22.27 6. Hoffenheim (GER) 24.00 7. Hoffenheim (GER) 22.71 7. Aston Villa (ENG) 24.39 8. Udinese (ITA) 22.91 8. Granada (ESP) 24.47 9. Man. Utd (ENG) 23.33 9. Schalke 04 (GER) 24.55 10. Frankfurt (GER) 23.48 10. Nice (FRA) 24.89

By league By league

29.58 29.25 29.18 28.71 26.67 28.44 27.67 27.24 26.90 26.29

ESP ITA ENG FRA GER ITA ENG ESP FRA GER

Midfielders Forwards Oldestclubs Oldest clubs 1. Evian TG (FRA) 31.24 1. Wolfsburg (GER) 32.14 2. Parma (ITA) 29.65 2. Athletic Bilbao (ESP) 31.20 3. Fiorentina (ITA) 29.58 3. Bayern München (GER) 29.53 4. Catania (ITA) 28.87 4. Fulham (ENG) 29.42 5. Torino (ITA) 28.56 5. Genoa (ITA) 29.37 . Cagliari (ITA) 28.56 . Stoke City (ENG) 29.37 7. Fulham (ENG) 28.53 7. Udinese (ITA) 29.29 8. Getafe (ESP) 28.50 8. Juventus (ITA) 29.24 . Osasuna (ESP) 28.50 9. St-Etienne (FRA) 29.20 10. Real Valladolid (ESP) 28.43 10. Parma (ITA) 29.15

Youngest clubs Youngest clubs 1. Sampdoria (ITA) 23.55 1. Hamburg (GER) 22.23 2. Schalke 04 (GER) 24.15 2. Nürnberg (GER) 22.27 3. Tottenham (ENG) 24.31 3. Rennes (FRA) 22.85 4. Montpellier (FRA) 24.48 4. Frankfurt (GER) 22.97 5. Freiburg (GER) 24.61 5. Sochaux (FRA) 23.39 6. Southampton (ENG) 24.62 6. Toulouse (FRA) 23.60 7. Stuttgart (GER) 24.82 7. Hoffenheim (GER) 23.74 . M'gladbach (GER) 24.82 8. Sunderland (ENG) 23.85 9. Real Betis (ESP) 24.83 9. Everton (ENG) 23.96 . Udinese (ITA) 24.83 10. Sassuolo (ITA) 24.24

By league By league

27.29 26.64 26.56 26.50 25.59 27.46 27.01 26.95 26.05 25.92

[Since the start of the season] ITA ESP ENG FRA GER ITA ESP ENG GER FRA

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Roger Besson and Loïc Ravenel Issue n°76 -20/05/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post

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tion and players’ pitch performance. All of 3 6 10 3 6 10 our statistics are carefully reviewed using a 1 1 detailed methodological approach to en- 4 7 11 4 7 11 sure academic accuracy. Analysis published in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only part of a 5 9 5 9 broader spectrum of data that that thanks

to our partner Opta Pro can also be pro- 1. Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) 1. Vito Mannone (Sunderland) duced in real-time and be made available 2. David Alaba (Bayern) 2. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) to a wide array of clients, such as broadcast- 3. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) 3. Martín Demichelis (Man. City) ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, 4. Thiago Silva (Paris SG) 4. Vincent Kompany (Man. City) national associations and bookmakers. 5. Dani Alves (Barcelona) 5. Ángel Rangel (Swansea) 6. Gabi Fernández (Atlético Madrid) 6. Yaya Touré (Man. City) For more information on our services please 7. Miralem Pjanić (AS Roma) 7. Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) email us at [email protected] 8. David Silva (Man. City) 8. David Silva (Man. City) 9. Ángel Di María (Real Madrid) 9. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) 10. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 10. Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) 11. Luis Suárez (Liverpool) 11. Luis Suárez (Liverpool)

Liga Ligue 1

2 8 2 8

3 6 10 3 6 10 1 1 4 7 11 4 7 11

5 9 5 9

1. Keylor Navas (Levante) 1. (Nice) 2. Marcelo Vieira (Real Madrid) 2. Maxwell Scherrer (Paris SG) 3. Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid) 3. Marko Baša (Lille) Best Line-ups 2013/14 4. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) 4. Thiago Silva (Paris SG) 5. Dani Alves (Barcelona) 5. Gregory van der Wiel (Paris SG) 6. Gabi Fernández (Atlético Madrid) 6. Thiago Motta (Paris SG) 7. Xavi Hernández (Barcelona) 7. Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) 8. Koke Resurrección (Atlético Madrid) 8. Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille) 9. Ángel Di María (Real Madrid) 9. James Rodríguez (Monaco) 10. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 10. Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris SG) 11. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 11. (Paris SG)

Bundesliga Serie A

2 8 2 8

3 6 10 3 6 10 1 1 4 7 11 4 7 11

5 9 5 9

1. (Bayern) 1. Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) 2. David Alaba (Bayern) 2. Manuel Pasqual (Fiorentina) 3. Mats Hummels (Dortmund) 3. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) 4. Jérôme Boateng (Bayern) 4. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) 5. Márcio Rafinha (Bayern) 5. Maicon Douglas (AS Roma) 6. Nuri Sahin (Dortmund) 6. Andrea Pirlo (Juventus) 7. Philipp Lahm (Bayern) 7. Miralem Pjanić (AS Roma) 8. Toni Kroos (Bayern) 8. Ricardo Álvarez (Internazionale) 9. Thomas Müller (Bayern) 9. Rômulo Souza (Verona) 10. Robert Lewandowski (Dortmund) 10. Ciro Immobile (Torino) 11. Mario Mandžukić (Bayern) 11. Carlos Tévez (Juventus)

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Roger Besson and Loïc Ravenel Issue n°77- 27/05/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post

Throughout the season for the five major Assessment of 2013/2014 big-5 league predictions European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post presents exclusive data on club composi- tion and players’ pitch performance. All of our statistics are carefully reviewed using a Premier League Liga detailed methodological approach to en- sure academic accuracy. Analysis published Crystal Palace FC Rayo Vallecano de Madrid in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only part of a Liverpool FC Levante UD broader spectrum of data that that thanks Hull City AFC Málaga CF to our partner Opta Pro can also be pro- Stoke City FC Elche CF duced in real-time and be made available Everton FC Villarreal CF to a wide array of clients, such as broadcast- Manchester City FC Club Atlético de Madrid ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, Sunderland AFC Sevilla FC national associations and bookmakers. Southampton FC Getafe CF For more information on our services please Cardiff City FC UD Almería email us at [email protected] Arsenal FC RC Celta de Vigo Chelsea FC Athletic Club Bilbao Fulham FC FC Barcelona Tottenham Hotspur FC RCD Espanyol Newcastle United FC Real Madrid CF West Ham United Granada CF West Bromwich Albion FC Valencia CF  over-achieving gaps of more than 3 ranks Aston Villa FC Real Sociedad de Fútbol

gaps of 2-3 ranks Swansea City AFC Real Valladolid CF

= as expected gaps of 0-1 rank Norwich City FC CA Osasuna Manchester United FC Real Betis Balompié gaps of 2-3 ranks

 under-achieving gaps of more than 3 ranks Average gap: 2.3 ranks Average gap: 3.5 ranks

Ligue 1 Bundesliga Serie A SC Bastia FC Augsburg Torino Calcio FC Nantes Hertha BSC Berlin Hellas Verona FC Lille OSC 1. FSV Mainz 05 AC Fiorentina Stade Rennais FC TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Sampdoria UC FC Girondins de Bordeaux SV Werder Bremen AS Roma FC Lorient Bayer 04 Leverkusen FC Parma Toulouse FC VfL Wolfsburg US Sassuolo EA Guingamp FC Bayern München Internazionale Milano FC AS Monaco FC Schalke 04 SSC Napoli AS St-Etienne SC Freiburg Juventus FC Paris St-Germain FC Borussia Dortmund AS Livorno Olympique Lyonnais VfL Borussia M'gladbach FC Genoa 1893 Evian Thonon Gaillard FC Atalanta Bergamo AC Ajaccio Eintracht Braunschweig AC Chievo Verona Stade Reims Hannover 96 Bologna FC OGC Nice 1. FC Nürnberg Valenciennes FC Hamburger SV SS Lazio VfB Stuttgart Milan AC FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Udinese Calcio Montpellier Hérault SC

Average gap: 3.1 ranks Average gap: 4.1 ranks Average gap: 3.5 ranks

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Roger Besson and Loïc Ravenel Issue n°78 - 30/06/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post page 1/2

Follow-up on transfers - Summer 2014 [Not including players with buy-out clause]

Date Name From To Estimated Values Reported Fees 27/06 Luke Shaw Southampton FC Manchester United FC 30.8 33.7 26/06 Norwich City FC Hull City AFC 4.1 8.6 25/06 Romain Alessandrini Stade Rennais FC Olympique de Marseille 5.6 6.0 24/06 Cyril Théréau AC Chievo Verona Udinese Calcio 2.3 2.0 24/06 Sébastien Corchia FC Sochaux-Montbéliard LOSC Lille 2.0 1.8 21/06 AC Fiorentina AC Fiorentina 17.1* 15.0 21/06 Tottenham Hotspur FC Hull City AFC 6.6 10.0 21/06 Luca Cigarini Atalanta Bergamo Atalanta Bergamo 2.7* 2.3 21/06 Fabrizio Cacciatore Hellas Verona FC Sampdoria UC 1.1* 0.4 20/06 Juventus FC US Sassuolo 4.0* 7.5 20/06 Udinese Calcio Juventus FC 3.7* 4.5 20/06 Rene Krhin Bologna FC Internazionale Milano FC 1.2* 2.0 20/06 Jasmin Kurtić Palermo US US Sassuolo 2.2* 1.5 20/06 Brayan Angulo Granada CF PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 2.2 1.5 20/06 FC Parma Milan AC 2.1* 1.0 20/06 Raphael Martinho Hellas Verona FC Calcio Catania 1.1* 1.0 20/06 Frederik Sörensen Bologna FC Juventus FC 1.7* 0.8 20/06 Paulo Barreto Udinese Calcio Torino Calcio 0.5* 0.8

* Co-ownership (50% of transfer rights)

Correlation between values estimated and fees reported

100.0 R² = 87% d (million )

e 10.0 t p o r e R

1.0

0.1 0.1 1.0 10.0 100.0

Estimated (million )

Most over-paid (to) Most under-paid (to) 1. David Luiz (Paris SG) +19.5 M€ 1. Josip Drmić (Bayer Leverkusen) -3.8 M€ 2. (FC Barcelona) +8.0 M€ 2. Antonio Candreva (SS Lazio) -2.8 M€ 3. Ivan Rakitić (FC Barcelona) +7.1 M€ 3. Juan Cuadrado (AC Fiorentina) -2.1 M€ 4. Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) +4.5 M€ 4. Riccardo Saponara (Milan AC) -1.1 M€ 5. Simone Zaza (US Sassuolo) +3.5 M€ 5. Jens Hegeler (Hertha Berlin) -1.0 M€

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Roger Besson and Loïc Ravenel Issue n°78 - 30/06/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post page 2/2

Weekly follow-up on transfers - Summer 2014 [Not including players with buy-out clause]

Date Name From To Estimated Values Reported Fees 20/06 Marcelo Larrondo AC Siena Torino Calcio 0.6* 0.6 20/06 Michelangelo Albertazzi Hellas Verona FC Milan AC 0.4* 0.5 19/06 Marc-André ter Stegen VfL Borussia M’gladbach FC Barcelona 8.6 12.0 19/06 FC Parma US Sassuolo 3.2* 3.2 19/06 Alberto Paloschi Milan AC AC Chievo Verona 2.2* 2.7 19/06 Yussif Chibsah FC Parma US Sassuolo 1.9* 2.0 18/06 Claudio Bravo Real Sociedad de Fútbol FC Barcelona 4.0 12.0 18/06 Rani Khedira VfB Stuttgart RB Leipzig 0.6 0.9 17/06 Antonio Candreva Udinese Calcio SS Lazio 12.8* 10.0 17/06 Dušan Basta Udinese Calcio SS Lazio 4.6 5.0 17/06 UD Almería Sevilla FC 5.7 5.0 16/06 Ivan Rakitić Sevilla FC FC Barcelona 10.9 18.0 13/06 Mike Frantz 1. FC Nürnberg SC Freiburg 0.9 1.3 13/06 Paul Lasne AC Ajaccio Montpellier Hérault SC 1.5 1.0 12/06 Francesc Fàbregas FC Barcelona Chelsea FC 35.9 37.0 11/06 Empoli FC Sampdoria UC 2.0* 1.8 10/06 Jordan Bowery Aston Villa FC Rotherham United FC 0.9 0.5 09/06 Sanmartín TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Hannover 96 2.3 5.0 09/06 Sampdoria UC Milan AC 4.2* 3.5 09/06 Milan AC Sampdoria UC 1.2* 1.0 05/06 Zhi Gin Lam Hamburger SV SpVgg Greuther Fürth 0.6 0.2 02/06 Ciro Immobile Torino Calcio Borussia Dortmund 20.0 19.8 02/06 Southampton FC Liverpool FC 6.1 5.5 02/06 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Kasimpasa SK 1.4 2.0 02/06 Adam Hloušek 1. FC Nürnberg VfB Stuttgart 0.9 1.2 27/05 Kévin Bérigaud Evian Thonon Gaillard FC Montpellier Hérault SC 1.5 3.0 26/05 Kevin Vogt FC Augsburg 1. FC Köln 1.5 1.5 23/05 David Luiz Chelsea FC Paris St-Germain FC 30.0 49.5 16/05 Marco Livaja Atalanta Bergamo FC Rubin Kazan 2.7 6.1 12/05 Josip Drmić 1. FC Nürnberg Bayer 04 Leverkusen 10.6 6.8 09/05 Jens Hegeler Bayer 04 Leverkusen Hertha BSC Berlin 2.0 1.0 23/04 SC Freiburg TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 5.5 6.0 09/04 Adrián Ramos Hertha BSC Berlin Borussia Dortmund 8.0 9.7 Total 335.6 286.2

* Co-ownership (50% of transfer rights)

Editors: Raffaele Poli, Roger Besson and Loïc Ravenel