Programme
Research taking shape
DIAS grew out of research projects with different questions and a shared need for reliable sources, careful analysis and a way to sustain the work.
The programme brings these strands together. Each project retains its own research focus and publication process. Their inclusion here describes the work behind the initiative; it does not imply that the planned company has already been incorporated or taken ownership of the projects.
Ayak Oyunu
Research and publication preparation
How can football's institutional processes and governance relationships be examined through public records?
Ayak Oyunu is a research and publishing project using documents and open sources to examine questions of integrity in football.
The work brings records, timelines and relationships into a form that readers can follow. It aims to make clear what the available sources establish, what remains uncertain and which questions require further research.
The first research report is in preparation. Ayak Oyunu will retain its own publishing identity and editorial responsibility.
Decision consistency
Model development
What can appointment and decision patterns tell us about how a system operates?
This research uses structured data and statistical methods to examine processes such as referee and video assistant referee (VAR) appointments.
It involves defining comparable observations, choosing an appropriate baseline and testing how much an apparent pattern depends on the assumptions used. A difference from that baseline requires interpretation; it does not establish its cause.
DIAS Arbiter is the working name of the model. The programme is in development and has not released public research findings.
Multi-Sport Clubs Index
Methodology and data development
How can achievement be compared across clubs competing in different sports?
The Multi-Sport Clubs Index is being developed to support comparisons using explicit rules and documented sources.
The work starts with decisions about scope: which achievements qualify, how different competitions are treated and what a comparison can reasonably represent. These choices need to be visible alongside any eventual ranking.
Methodology and data development are under way. No public ranking has been released.
Shared research infrastructure
Across the programme, we are developing tools and practices for recording sources, organising evidence and tracing how a finding was reached.
An existing evidence-linking layer helps separate research systems refer to the same entity while preserving the origin of their records. This is supporting infrastructure across the work.
Towards publication
The intended outputs include research reports, methodology notes, comparative datasets and analytical tools.
Each project will publish when its methods, evidence and required reviews are ready. This page will be updated as public work becomes available.