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Football · Level 10

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10 sub-levels · 100 tests · 1000 facts · updated 12 October 2026

Level 10 is the professional's view of the game: how the season is planned, gegenpressing and the 3-2-5 in depth, how the IFAB makes the Laws, UEFA's coaching and club licences, AI in football, player agents, the physics of shooting, the 2025 Club World Cup and where the game is heading.

Sub-levels

Sub-level 10.101Periodisation in FootballHow the football season is planned: classic periodisation and its critics, Vítor Frade's tactical periodisation and the morphocycle, weeks with two matches, pre-season, the transfer windows, tournament summers and…10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 10.102The Gegenpressing Deep DiveThe pressing school in depth: Rangnick's road from Backnang to Red Bull, Klopp's Mainz and Dortmund, Liverpool's press, triggers, traps and rest defence, the coaching tree and how teams play through a press.10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 10.1033-2-5 Attacking StructureThe 3-2-5 in depth: Guardiola's inverted full-backs at Bayern and City, the treble side, Arteta's Arsenal and Guardiola's disciples, width, records, the shape elsewhere and its roots in Guardiola's Barcelona.10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 10.104IFAB & Laws of the GameHow the Laws are made and changed: the IFAB's founding and reform, the yearly cycle, the 2016-17 rewrite, the 2019-20 changes, Laws changed by famous incidents, concussion rules, kit and inclusion, and the trials of…10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 10.105The UEFA Licensing SystemUEFA's two licensing systems: the Coaching Convention and its diplomas, national coaching schools, club licensing and the financial sustainability rules, sanctions and settlements, multi-club ownership and clubs…10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 10.106AI & Machine Learning in FootballHow AI and machine learning are used in football: tracking from cameras and TV pictures, TacticAI, the models behind xG, the connected ball, scouting, integrity, data rights, media and the contested claims.10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 10.107The Business of Player AgentsAgents and the rules around them: from licences to intermediaries and back, FIFA's 2023 rules and the court fights, famous agents and deals, third-party ownership, families as agents, minors and the contested questions.10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 10.108Biomechanics of ShootingThe technique and physics of the shot as facts about the game: how the foot strikes the ball, spin and the Magnus effect, the knuckleball, ball design, famous strikes, penalties, heading rules, shot speed and the…10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 10.109The FIFA Club World Cup (Expanded 2025)The first 32-club Club World Cup in the United States: how clubs qualified, the venues, the groups and knockouts, Chelsea's final, the awards, the money, the transfer window and the debates it left behind.10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 10.110The Future of FootballWhere the game is heading, as decided or debated by 2025: the 48-team World Cup, the 2030 and 2034 hosts, the women's game, new European formats, the Super League after the court ruling, media rights, climate, the…10 tests · 100 facts

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IFAB, FIFA and UEFA regulations and reports / club and federation statements / published coaching literature / peer-reviewed studies / contemporary reporting