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The Shortlist
- Two or three prospects worth watching, with a short scouting note each
- Transfer rumours involving Asian and South American players, each graded by source reliability, with one line on tactical fit
Scouting newsletter · K League · J1 · Brasileirão · Liga Profesional
Tomorrow's European signings are playing in Seoul, Tokyo, São Paulo and Buenos Aires today.
balldata scouts the prospects English-language coverage skips, and writes about them the way a European club would read them: how they play, what the numbers say, and where they would fit.
The pathway we track
- OriginK League 1 · J1 League · Brazil · ArgentinaWhere prospects break through. Little English coverage.
- Stepping stoneEredivisie · Liga Portugal · Belgian Pro LeagueThe selling leagues that buy early and sell on.
- DestinationPremier League · LaLiga · Serie A · Bundesliga · Ligue 1Where the fee, and the attention, finally arrive.
What you get
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The Dossier
- Weekly: one player in depth — playing style, strengths and weaknesses, percentile profile against players in the same position, development outlook, and the European clubs he would suit
- Monthly: prospect rankings per league, and an undervalued list before each transfer window
What a dossier page looks like
Layout example with an invented player. Real reports use real data. See a full sample issue and report.
Fits a possession side in a selling league that needs a deep progressor; would need time in the air before a top-five league.
Percentile vs. central midfielders in the same league, per 90 minutes.
Who it is for
Football Manager players looking for the next bargain. Analysts and writers who want sources beyond Europe. Scouts and agents at clubs that buy early. Fans of a club that has just signed someone you have never heard of.
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