Benfica ranks as world’s best player development club
October 31 – Portugal’s Benfica has been unveiled as the world leader in player training, according to stats generated by the CIES Football Observatory.
The CIES’s latest report ranks football clubs and academies worldwide on their ability to develop top-level talent, with Benfica (academy pictured) leading the way.
The Portuguese giants ranked highest both in the number of players trained and in the ‘training index’ a metric that accounts for the competitive level of these players.
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