Claim: International Centre for Sports Studies, or CIES from the French Centre International d'Etude du Sport, had a research group that focuses on football-related issues.
Evidence: The International Centre for Sports Studies, known mostly by the initials CIES from the French Centre International d'Etude du Sport, is an independent, research and education organization, located in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, It had a research group CIES Football Observatory, focusing on statistical studies of football-related issues.