Developing Your Player Portfolio With Wyscout
Identifying talent is one of sport’s most competitive challenges. With a perpetual search for the next star player, the process of talent identification has evolved to become a major industry for clubs and independent intermediaries. This has seen a shift from “luck” to “design” via…
Promoting Your Players with Wyscout
Promoting players to favorable clubs is a challenging task and can often involve many hours spent talking to club representatives around the world to find a suitable fit for the player and club. An intermediaries network is one of its most important assets but forging…
Using Benchmarking to Monitor Your Player Portfolio With Wyscout
In part 2 of our blog series on how the Wyscout platform can help intermediaries to become more efficient and more effective in their role we look at the role of data when monitoring player performance. Pt. 1: Using Video and Stats to Monitoring Your…
Using Video and Stats to Monitor Your Player Portfolio With Wyscout
Negotiating and agreeing player transfers is a complex and hugely competitive business. Agencies and intermediaries who understand and implement a greater application of video and data are speaking in the new language of football, allowing them to connect the right player to the right club…
How Rogerio Ceni Can Bring Flamengo Back to Their Recent Glory
After winning the double with Portuguese manager Jorge Jesus in 2019, Brazilian giant Flamengo is struggling in the current campaign and now faces another change on the sideline. After Domènec Torrent’s dismissal, Brazilian legend Rogerio Ceni is given the task of bringing the Mengão back to their glory….
Gareth Jennings: Systemic Thinking – The Future Technical Director
In this session from the 2020 Wyscout Forum, guest speaker Gareth Jennings, Head of Technical Leadership at FIFA, looks at the role of systemic thinking and why it’s an important consideration for future technical/sporting directors in the modern game. Register your interest in future events…
Lucy Rushton – The Role of Data Analysis in Player Recruitment at Atlanta United FC
Attendees to the 2020 virtual Wyscout Forum had the benefit of learning from Atlanta United’s Head of Technical Recruitment and Analysis, Lucy Rushton, and how her team uses data to complement the subjective scouting process and bring additional rigor to the different stages of the…
Dr. Alex Bond – A Network Analysis Of The European Loan System
The loan system used in professional football has evolved significantly since the law was changed in 2003. In the modern game, the percentage of loans has steadily increased over the last 4 seasons with the greatest annual increase in the recent 2020 summer transfer window,…
James Kerr: Winning DNA – The Role of Culture in Creating Champions
Wyscout Forum 2020 wrote another chapter in the history of our company, being our first-ever virtual event. Alongside two days of intense networking and transfer negotiations, we offered our attendees top-class speakers, to share insights and best practices for personal and professional development. In this…
Malmö FF- the ‘Bayern Munich of Sweden’ Are Kings Again
Despite having the biggest budget and revenue figures in Allsvenskan over many years now, it’s been a dark period for Swedish giants Malmö FF lately. For so long Sweden’s dominant force, the club from the country’s southernmost county of Skåne had stuttered of late with…
The Keys to Sassuolo’s Success and What It Takes Them to Stay on Top
After the first part of this Serie A campaign, Roberto De Zerbi’s Sassuolo team stands second in the league and have played some great football. Let’s take a look at what’s behind the Neroverdi’s impressive start of the season. Before the scoreless draw against Udinese,…
Scouting Time: Gabriel Menino
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the world of football. Next up is Palmeiras’ 20-year-old versatile talent, Gabriel Menino. — — Palmeiras may have sailed through their Libertadores group with ease, but their slightly underwhelming…
Wyscout Analysis: Borussia Dortmund v FC Bayern
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting matches in world football, providing you with an in-depth tactical analysis powered by Wyscout tools and stats. This time, our eyes were on Saturday’s clash at Signal Iduna Park: Der Klassiker. Lucien Favre’s…
Scouting Time: Matías Arezo
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the world of football. Next up is Uruguayan 17-year-old wonderkid Matias Arezo. — — South America’s World Cup qualification belatedly got underway this month, behind closed doors and not…
How Marcelo Gallardo Is Reshaping River Plate for More Libertadores Glory
After six months without kicking a football, Argentinian powerhouse River Plate face huge upcoming expectations playing in the Copa Libertadores. Here’s our analysis of Marcelo Gallardo’s team produced using Wyscout tools. — — With not as much as a friendly in preparation before the resumption…
Wyscout Analysis: Everton v Liverpool
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting matches in world football, providing you with an in-depth tactical analysis powered by Wyscout tools and stats. This time, our eyes were on Saturday’s Merseyside derby at Goodison Park between Carlo Ancelotti’s…
Getting Back to Glory: How Molde Can Turn Their Season Around
Molde are the defending Eliteserien champions having stormed to the league title in 2019. However, it looks highly unlikely that they will repeat that success this year with Bodø/Glimt miles clear at the top. Molde have slipped down in recent times with some poorer results…
The New Blues: How Lampard Is Reshaping Chelsea for the 20-21 Season
After a monster transfer market window this summer, Chelsea have been getting contrasting results from the first games of the season. Here’s our analysis of Frank Lampard’s team made by using Wyscout tools for match analysis. — Although Frank Lampard’s Chelsea haven’t hit the heights…
Scouting Time: Pedro De La Vega
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the world of football. Next up is Lanús’ promising winger Pedro De La vega. — — “Usually when you’re not training with the first team, the speed is different,…
Scouting Time: Nahuel Bustos
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the world of football. Next up is Talleres Córdoba’s striker Nahuel Bustos. — — Arsene Wenger once asserted that “South America is the only continent to develop strikers today”,…
When a Change in Philosophy Backfires: AIK Face a Battle for Survival
AIK have made four new signings during the Allsvenskan summer transfer window with Mikael Lustig, Filip Rogic, Bojan Radulovic and Sotirios Papagiannopoulos all joining the club. The boost in personnel was definitely needed because 2020 is threatening to become a nightmare season for the Stockholm…
Scouting Time: Fausto Vera
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the world of football. Next up is Argentinos Juniors’ 20-year-old defensive midfielder, Fausto Vera. — El Semillero del Mundo (The seedbed of the world) reads on a wall at…
Scouting Time: Facundo Pellistri
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the world of football. Next up is Peñarol’s winger Facundo Pellistri. — — The Uruguayan league resumed at the beginning of August with a clásico between eternal rivals Peñarol…
Wyscout Analysis: Paris Saint-Germain v Bayern Munich
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting matches in football, providing you with an in-depth tactical analysis powered by Wyscout tools and stats. This time, we analysed the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League final in Lisbon: Paris Saint-Germain v Bayern Munich….
Scouting Time: Giacomo Raspadori
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the world of football. Next up is Sassuolo’s promising striker Giacomo Raspadori. — — Giacomo Raspadori debuted in Serie A with Sassuolo by playing one single minute at the…
Scouting Time: Julian Alvarez
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the football world. Next up is River Plate’s 20-year old striker Julián Álvarez. — — It has been almost two years since Julián Álvarez made his River Plate debut,…
Wyscout Analysis: Leicester City v Man United
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting matches in football, providing you with an in-depth tactical analysis powered by Wyscout tools and stats. This time, we analysed the latest showdown for a UEFA Champions League qualification spot in the…
How Bodø/Glimt is becoming the best team in Scandinavia
Bodø/Glimt shocked everyone by finishing second in the 2019 Eliteserien. There were some suggestions this year of a natural regression but so far, they have rubbished those ideas. Glimt have totally stormed the league by starting with a 100% record, winning all 9/9 fixtures and…
Scouting Time: Matías Zaracho
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the football world. Next up is Racing Avellaneda’s 22-year-old midfielder Matias Zaracho. — — Consistently one of the best young players in Argentina over the past three seasons, 22-year-old…
Scouting Time: Alhassan Yusuf
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the football world. Next up is IFK Goteborg’s centre-midfielder, Alhassan Yusuf. — — Alhassan Yusuf was spotted by IFK Goteborg and signed after impressing at the Gothia Cup in 2017….
Scouting Time: Armin Gigovic
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the football world. Next up is Helsingborgs IF’s midfielder, Armin Gigovic. — — It says a lot about the prodigious talent of Armin Gigovic that at 18 he is already…
Wyscout Analysis: AC Milan v Juventus
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting matches in football, providing you with an in-depth tactical analysis powered by Wyscout tools and stats. This time, we analysed a game from Serie A’s 31st gameday, AC Milan v Juventus. —…
Scouting Time: Zinho Vanheusden
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the world of football. Next up is Standard Liège’s promising center-back, Zinho Vanheusden. —- Zinho Vanheusden arrived at Inter Milan when he was 16, winning the Scudetto and Coppa…
Scouting Time: Nils Froling
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the football world. Next up is Kalmar FF’s centre-forward, Nils Froling. — — Already raising eyebrows at Kalmar where a new generation of players is gradually emerging to replace the…
Scouting Time: Thiago Almada
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the football world. Next up is Vélez Sarsfield’s attacking midfielder Thiago Almada. — — Virtually every article on Argentinian football’s ‘next big thing’ Thiago Almada has focused on his…
A Guide to the Next Transfer Window for Players, Clubs and Intermediaries
Football has been significantly affected by the health and economic crisis caused by Covid-19. Competitions have been suspended almost everywhere and, since football is naturally international, the situation was made even more complicated by the fact that the pandemic affected countries in different periods and…
Scouting Time: Robin Tihi
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the football world. Next up is AIK’ centre-back Robin Tihi. — — The mighty AIK are in the midst of a transition period at the moment. After winning the title…
Scouting Time: Edmond Tapsoba
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the football world. Next up is Bayer Leverkusen’s Burkinabé centre-back Edmond Tapsoba. — — While looking at him leading Bayer Leverkusen’s defence with absolute ease, it’s impressive to think…
Scouting Time: Calvin Stengs
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting talents in the football world. Next up is AZ Alkmaar’s right-winger Calvin Stengs. — — As part of Arne Slot’s tactically sophisticated and entertaining AZ Alkmaar team, Calvin Stengs has been a revelation….
Totti Turns His Hand to the Scouting Game
After reaching immortality in a legendary career with AS Roma and the Azzurri, Francesco Totti has now turned his hand to another area of the beautiful game. — — Francesco Totti played a glittering career on a full international scale. As one of the world’s…
Scouting Time: Tanguy Kouassi
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting talents in the football world. Next up is PSG’s French center-back Tanguy Kouassi. — — Tanguy Kouassi played his first game for Paris Saint-Germain in early December, in the match against Montpellier….
(Remote) Scouting Time: Adolfo Gaich
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting talents in the football world. Next up is San Lorenzo’s striker Adolfo Gaich. — — This summer’s Olympic Games should have been the breakthrough moment for Adolfo Gaich, with the 21-year-old poised…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Donyell Malen
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting talents in the football world, that’s ready to start (or re-start) the 2020 season after the COVID-19 crisis. Next up is PSV’s winger Donyell Malen. —- Courtesy of his superb form for PSV…
Generate Accurate Football Predictions by Training Your Algorithms with Wyscout Data
Train your prediction algorithms with the largest football dataset: data and videos from 300+ leagues globally to boost the accuracy of your predictions. —- Wyscout’s football data offering: 2,000 new matches every week with 2,000 events documented in every match. That adds up to…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Niklas Castro
In this series, brought to you by Just Football, we take a look at some of the most interesting talents in Scandinavian football, that’s ready to start the 2020 season after the COVID-19 crisis. Next up is Aalesund’s striker Niklas Castro. — — Castro started off…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Jens Petter Hauge
In this series, brought to you by Just Football, we take a look at some of the most interesting talents in Scandinavian football, that’s ready to start the 2020 season after the COVID-19 crisis. Next up is Bodø / Glimt’s winger Jens Petter Hauge. — — He…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Marash Kumbulla
When looking for the most interesting young talents in world football, we couldn’t help but think of one of Serie A’s most surprising breakthroughs: Hellas Verona’s center-back Marash Kumbulla. — — Only two players born after 2000 have played consistently in Serie A: Matthijs de…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Emil Bohinen
In this series, brought to you by Just Football, we take a look at some of the most interesting talents in Scandinavian football, that’s ready to start the 2020 season after the COVID-19 crisis. Next up is Stabæk’s defensive midfielder Emil Bohinen. — — Emil Bohinen…
How Has COVID-19 Impacted Football in Europe?
In the third and final part of this series: Sevilla director of football Monchi shares his expert insight on how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected football in Europe, as well as sharing ideas on how leagues could resume play again. — Football leagues around the…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Aron Dönnum
Earmarked at a young age to become a potential star, Vålerenga’s winger Aron Dönnum broke through in 2019 with 6 goals and 4 assists in 25 appearances. Prior to that, he had made some fleeting, albeit very promising appearances for VIF in both league and cup…
How Monchi and Sevilla FC Use Data in Scouting
In part two of this three-part series, Sevilla director of football Monchi talks us through scouting profiles for potential transfer targets and also the impact of data on scouting processes. — A successful director of football such as Monchi hangs his hat on the quality…
The Scouting Philosophy of Monchi
In the first part of this three-part series, Sevilla director of football Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo, better known as Monchi, outlines his philosophy behind setting up FC Sevilla’s sporting direction and his key theory of concentric circles for scouting players. — In 2000, after Sevilla were…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Benoit Badiashile
When trying to present to you some of the most interesting young talents in football, our focus was lured by a talented French center-back, AS Monaco’s Benoit Badiashile. Benoit Badiashile has yet to turn 19, but he can already count 50 games in Ligue 1…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Ferran Torres
Unquestionably one of the finest prospects in European football, it’s understandable why Ferran Torres is attracting interest from so many prestigious clubs. Having come through the Valencia academy that he joined aged six and made his full debut back in 2017, Torres’ rise has been…
La Nouvelle Vague: Imran Louza & Boubacar Kamara
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents playing in Ligue 1. This edition features Imran Louza of FC Nantes and Olympique Marseille’s Boubacar Kamara. Imran Louza, 1999, Nantes – U21 France by Marco D’Ottavi Imran Louza…
Wyscout: The Remote Working Solution for Burnley FC’s Scouting Team
Burnley’s Turf Moor and Barnfield Training Centre are closed during the Covid-19 pandemic, but as the transfer market never sleeps, club scouting processes must go on. Here’s how this Premier League mainstay use Wyscout to continue scouting operations while working remotely. Burnley FC technical director…
Wyscout Talks: Wolves’ Head of Recruitment, John Marshall
During the last edition of Wyscout Forum, held in the beautiful rooms of the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam, we had the chance to get insights about the world of scouting and recruitment directly from two prominent persons of English football. After hearing from Leeds…
La Nouvelle Vague: Rayan Cherki & Victor Osimhen
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents playing in Ligue 1. This time, we talk about two strikers: Olympique Lyonnais’ Rayan Cherki and Lille’s Victor Osimhen. Rayan Cherki, Olympique Lyonnais – Morocco U21, 2003 by Daniele Manusia Last…
Wyscout Talks: Leeds United’s Director of Football, Victor Orta
A few months ago, while we were in the beautiful Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam for the 2019 edition of Wyscout Forum, we had the chance to spend some time with one of our conference speakers: Leeds United Director of Football, Victor Orta. During his…
PSG v BVB | Will Tuchel send in the attackers to turn things around?
Having lost the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 clash with Borussia Dortmund, the pressure is on PSG to turn around the 2-1 deficit. With Thomas Tuchel changing to a 3421 from his usual 442/4222 formation that he’s deployed for large chunks of…
La Nouvelle Vague: Mounir Chouiar & Hichem Boudaoui
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents playing in Ligue 1. First up are Dijon’s 21-year-old winger Mounir Chouiar and Nice’s box-to-box midfielder Hichem Boudaoui. Mounir Chouiar, Dijon – U23 France, 1999 By Federico Aqué At…
Atlético v Liverpool: a clash of styles
Atletico Madrid‘s Champions League Round of 16 contest with Liverpool’s looms as a captivating clash of styles. With Liverpool in absolutely dominant form and brushing aside just about everyone, Jürgen Klopp’s taken his team to another level this season. So hard to beat, masters at…
40 prospects to follow in 2020
2020 is the start of a new decade, 12 months to discover new talents and choose which ones are our favorites, those to fall in love with and watch for the next 10 years. In this article, we gathered 40 wonderkids that we’re going to…
Montpellier HSC: Michel Der Zakarian’s unique and successful approach
While Michel Der Zakarian’s Montpellier side might not be the most aesthetically pleasing outfit to watch in Ligue 1, they deserve to be admired for their unique, successful approach. Often favouring directness over methodical build-up play, Der Zakarian’s effectively instilled his philosophy into his team,…
Four defining tactical features of 2019
As another fascinating year of football draws to a close, this provides us with a great opportunity to look back on some of the key tactical features from 2019. With innovation always on the mind and coaches on the lookout to devise new ways to…
Combined Allsvenskan and Eliteserien Team of the Season 2019
It’s been a quite remarkable season in Scandinavia, with drama all the way to the end. In Allsvenskan, a three-way title battle went all the way to the last day of the season as Djurgarden came from 2-0 down on the final day to draw 2-2…
Players no longer third-parties: everything you need to know
On 8 May 2019, FIFA published its 2019 Edition of the “Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players” (“the FIFA Regulations” or “FIFA RSTP”) which, having entered into force on 1 June 2019¹, amended the definition of ‘third-party’ in relation to art. 18-ter of…
The four best dribblers in the Premier League
Dribbling is a very important component of football. Truth to be told, apart from scoring goals – which clearly is the most entertaining aspect of all – dribbling is the action that most makes supporter jump on their feet, leaving defenders in the dust and…
Cagliari, from relegation contender to must-watch team in Serie A
Playing some of the most entertaining football in Europe while getting all-important results, watching Rolando Maran’s Cagliari has been a joy this season. Undefeated in their last 10 league matches, the high flying Sardinians currently occupy equal third on the Serie A table courtesy of…
Erling Håland – the rise of potential world-class talent from Norway
Sunday 1st July 2018 will go down as the day that Erling Braut Håland truly burst onto the scene. Before then he had long been earmarked as an exceptional young talent, but his performance away against Brann that day sent shockwaves around Norway’s Eliteserien and…
The ‘Speed-dating of Football’ is back in Amsterdam
We’re thrilled to announce that the next edition of Wyscout Forum – the world’s leading event for football transfer negotiations and global scouting of players – will be held at the Johan Cruijff ArenA, in Amsterdam (NL), on November 13-14, 2019. Strategically settled during the…
How Real Sociedad is becoming one of the most exciting teams in LaLiga
Currently sitting fifth in the La Liga table with some pretty impressive numbers and playing some very exciting football, Real Sociedad made a promising start to the season. Boasting the youngest average squad in La Liga on 25.1, Imanol Alguacil certainly deserves credit for getting…
5 wonderkids to follow in the European tournaments
After the first two gamedays of this season’s UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, there have already been discussions about who can become “the next big thing” of European football. So, we asked our friends at L’Ultimo Uomo to pick their 5 most exciting…
How Djurgarden shocked Sweden to become unlikely title contender
With just four games left of what has been a thrilling season in Allsvenskan, Djurgarden is the surprise league leaders in Sweden. Last year the Stockholm club finished seventh, a full 19 points behind major city rivals and reigning champions AIK. But as we enter…
How Jorge Jesus turned Flamengo into a title contender
In little over three months of work, Portuguese manager Jorge Jesus can safely say that he has won the hearts of the fans of the Brazilian team with the largest following. At the helm of a Flamengo that’s a semi-finalist in the Copa Libertadores and…
Mauro Icardi to PSG, the most underrated signing of the summer?
With Mauro Icardi not considered a part of Antonio Conte’s plans at Inter Milan, the Argentine striker was forced to look elsewhere to get minutes away from the club he used to captain. Recognising the opportunity to snap up one of the most clinical goalscorers…
Andrea Maldera – the match analysis evolution and working with ‘Sheva’ in Ukraine
Have you noticed one emerging national team in the European landscape recently? Of course, we’re talking about Ukraine, that has won the U20 FIFA World Cup last June and that is currently leading the European qualifiers’ Group B. A few months ago, we had the…
The five most-interesting transfers so far, part II
With a few days left on the football summer transfer market, we already had some very interesting signings all across Europe. After analysing some of them thanks to our contributor Edward Stratmann, we realize that 5 of them weren’t enough to appreciate some of the…
Serie A revolution
Approaching the first Serie A gameday in more than two months, we realized that the Italian league faced an unprecedented twist – tactically speaking – this summer. Four Serie A top clubs – Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Roma – appointed new managers and…
5 talents that may leave (or already left) Eliteserien this summer
With just more than a week left before the end of the Norwegian Eliteserien transfer window, our friends at Just Football introduce us to some of the most interesting talents that may leave the league this summer… or that have already done that! Håkon Evjen…
A message from Matteo Campodonico
With the largest database of global football video and data now connected to Hudl’s end-to-end analysis platform, it’s easier than ever to find talent, share content and collaborate. Following yesterday’s announcement that Wyscout would be joining Hudl, the industry-leading performance analysis platform, I wanted…
Five possible transfers as the window opens in Sweden’s Allsvenskan
Benjamin Nygren is gone (Genk), Daniel Sundgren is off (Aris), so too are Linus Hallenius (APOEL) and Carl Starfelt (Rubin Kazan). The transfer window in Sweden has only just opened but already several done deals have seen some of the Allsvenskan top players depart for…
12 stand-out tactical players in the Copa América
The Copa América ended with Brazil winning the title last Sunday in a packed Maracanã. This title for the team managed by Tite was the first in the project that started in 2016 and should give the coach more security in one of the highest…
The five most-interesting football transfers so far
We definitely are in the hottest season of the year, not only for the warm and sunny days of summer but also for all the rumours and excitement around the football transfer market season. And even if transfers and signings will continue at least for…
Everything you need to know about the Copa América quarter-finals
After the end of the Copa América group stage, the quarter-finals were set and ready to begin on Thursday (the night between Thursday and Friday in Europe). Wyscout contributor Rodrigo Coutinho analyzed the four matchups, contextualizing data in order to foresee what can be the…
The best talents at the 2019 U-21 European Championship
Yes, we know is almost summertime, but this doesn’t mean we have to give up on watching football all day long, right? Luckily, we don’t have to, as there are plenty of tournaments to watch these days. So, after presenting to you the most interesting…
2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup: group stage preview
The group stage of the 2019 Women’s World Cup will feature twenty-four teams across six groups of four teams each. There will not be the higher level of drama associated with typical group stages like the Champions League in which only two of four teams…
Rosenborg BK: losing their grip on the Eliteserien?
To most casual football fans the first club that springs to mind when the subject of Norwegian football comes around is Rosenborg. Based in Trondheim, ‘RBK’ has won a mammoth 26 Eliteserien titles, nearly three times more than next on the list Fredrikstad. Many out…
Kai Havertz: das Wunderkind
Bayer Leverkusen’s exceptionally talented 19-year-old Kai Havertz is unquestionably one of the premier youngsters in world football. Having just finished his third season at the professional level, he reached new heights in the 2018/2019 campaign, where he was an integral component towards Die Werkself qualifying…
The best players at the 2019 U-20 World Cup
In case you missed it, the 2019 U-20 World Cup started a couple of days ago and we already had the chance to see some pretty interesting talent on the pitch. In order not to miss the most exciting ones, we asked L’Ultimo Uomo to…
Wyscout Talks: Andoni Zubizarreta & Albert Valentin
Through the Wyscout blog, in the last few months, we have taken a look at the inner workings of the football world, showing you some of the things that take place away from the TV cameras. We have heard what the head scout of a…
4 teams that will debut at the next Women’s World Cup
The 2019 Women’s World Cup in France will see twenty-four teams compete for the trophy this summer. Of that group, seven nations will enter their women into an 8th consecutive World cup and maintain their streak of appearing in every edition of the competition. That…
How Atalanta has become one of the most enjoyable teams in Europe
Atalanta‘s remarkable form this season has been one of the most enjoyable stories in European football. Currently sitting fourth in Serie A and having made it all the way to the Coppa Italia final, where they’ll face Lazio after amazingly ousting Juventus 3-0 along the…
Benjamin Nygren: a star in the making
The season in Sweden may only be a month old but already there’s no doubt who the early star of the show is. Benjamin Nygren is just seventeen years old, but the young talent has been a revelation. With four goals and three assists in…
How Djené Dakonam has become vital for Getafe UCL qualification race
One of the big talking points from this season’s LaLiga crusade has been the magnificence of Getafe. Currently sitting in fifth place and running for a coveted Champions League qualification spot, Jose Bordalas’ supremely organised and dogged side’s defensive solidity has unquestionably been the cornerstone…
Wyscout Talks: ProEleven
Among all type of professionals working in the football world, one of the less known, more misunderstood and less described – if not from a very superficial point of view – is the football agent. We are talking about a critical role of the Beautiful…
5 players to watch in the 2019 Norwegian Eliteserien
Wyscout always commits to offering the best insights and analysis to our Wyscout Blog readers, exploring all the leagues and footballers of the Beautiful Game worldwide. To do that, we recently teamed up with Just Football, one of the longest running and most well-respected football…
5 outstanding defensive midfielders in football
As football continues to evolve year after year, there is a certain position that is becoming more and more critical regardless of the tactic used by managers: the defensive midfielder. Or better, as said by our friends at L’Ultimo Uomo, the “midfielder that plays ahead…
Interview with Columbus Morfaw, Player Relations & Competition at MLS
In the last few years, the Major League Soccer has made some massive steps ahead in the mission of achieving the goal it has set for itself: to be ranked among the world’s best leagues by 2022. Thanks to the development of the academies to…