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In a world of dictators, Bayern and Barca are top

September 30 – Bayern Munich and Barcelona are setting the pace when it comes to actually dictating football matches, according to the latest analysis from the CIES Football Observatory. CIES’ new ‘game dictating’ index measures teams across three areas – pressure, control and territorial occupation – to build a picture of how much they impose themselves on domestic opponents rather than simply looking at results.

— Inside World Football, publisher's words · Read the original ↗

8 outlets4 languages4 countriesUpdated

Who broke it

De Telegraaf Sport

NL · NL

Voetbal International had it earlier but cites Rafael, so we do not credit it.

Followed by

7

outlets in 4 languages over 1 d 17 h.

Our read

Corroborated (5)

5 of 5 outlets each added at least one detail no earlier report had. That is independence, not agreement: two of them can still contradict each other.

Judged on the 5 outlets in our latest edition; the timeline keeps all 8 we have seen.

Coverage timeline

8 outlets · first-seen order
  1. +0 min

    Voetbal InternationalNL · NLOwn reporting

    Van der Vaart adviseert Bayern München om Frenkie de Jong te halen

    Cites Rafael

  2. +35 min

    De Telegraaf SportNL · NLBroke it

    ’Frenkie de Jong (29) moet overstap maken naar Bayern München’

  3. +1 h 27 min

    VoetbalzoneNL · NLOwn reporting

    Van der Vaart tipt Duitse pers: 'Deze sterspeler van Oranje moet Bayern München meteen halen!'

    Cites Spaanse

  4. +1 h 45 min

    VoetbalPrimeurNL · NLOwn reporting

    Van der Vaart raadt Oranje-international aan bij Bayern: 'Zou ze nog beter maken'

  5. +9 h 48 min

    TrivelaPT · BROwn reporting

    Ex-Real Madrid: ‘Frenkie de Jong tornaria o Bayern de Munique ainda melhor’

  6. +13 h 27 min

    Inside World FootballEN · CHOwn reporting

    In a world of dictators, Bayern and Barca are top

  7. +1 d 8 h

    Mundo Deportivo — FútbolES · ESOwn reporting

    "Hubo una posibilidad de fichar por el Barça"

  8. +1 d 17 h

    Estadio DeportivoES · ESOwn reporting

    Bryan Zaragoza, sobre su fiasco en el Bayern: "Entras en un equipo que en tu posición tienes a Musiala, Sané, Gnabry, Coman... que llevan ganando la liga 12 años seguidos"

First seen is our own clock across 245+ feeds; it is not a guarantee of who published first. Each time is the earlier of the publisher's own timestamp and our first sighting. Headlines and summaries are the publishers' own words, linked to the original. How we work out who broke it.