We are proud to announce that Think Ball & Sports Consulting have renewed their Comparisonator agreement for a forth consecutive year and will continue utilizing our platform.
Think Ball & Sports Consulting CEO Marcelo Robalinho: ““Comparisonator platform provides us a complete vision within the fastest time frame. We use the platform to prove a point of comparison to the clubs in few clicks, virtually transfer our players to their league, produce reports with our logos and colours”.
Who is Think Ball & Sports Consulting?
Think Ball & Sports Consulting is a football consultancy specializing in strategic advisory, player recruitment, scouting, and sports management services for professional clubs, federations, and football organizations. The company works closely with decision-makers across the football industry, helping clients optimize their sporting operations through modern recruitment strategies, market intelligence, and data-informed decision-making.
With extensive experience in football operations and an international network spanning multiple markets, Think Ball & Sports Consulting supports clubs throughout the recruitment process, from talent identification and squad planning to strategic football projects. By combining practical football expertise with innovative methodologies, the company aims to help organizations build sustainable sporting success both on and off the pitch.
Who is Think Ball & Sports Consulting CEO Marcelo Robalinho?
Marcelo Robalinho is the Founder and CEO of Think Ball & Sports Consulting, one of Brazil’s leading football player representation and sports consulting firms. A qualified lawyer with a law degree from the University of São Paulo and a Master’s degree in Sports Law from University of Neuchâtel in collaboration with FIFA International Centre for Sports Studies, Robalinho has built a distinguished career at the intersection of football, law, and sports business. Since founding Think Ball in 2000, he has overseen the company’s international expansion while becoming one of the most respected figures in the global football transfer market.
Over more than two decades, Robalinho has been involved in over 1,000 international player transfers, represented football professionals across multiple continents, and successfully handled landmark cases before the Court of Arbitration for Sport and Brazilian courts. Beyond his work as an agent and executive, he is widely recognized as a speaker, author, and expert in football regulation and sports law, regularly contributing to discussions on the future of player representation, football governance, and the global transfer market.
Who is Comparisonator platform?
Powered by proprietary artificial intelligence and advanced analytics, Comparisonator processes millions of football data points to generate performance ratings, positional benchmarks, player comparisons, and predictive insights across hundreds of competitions worldwide. Its AI models go beyond raw statistics by incorporating contextual factors such as league strength, team quality, playing style, and physical performance, enabling users to assess player suitability, transfer potential, and future performance in different tactical environments.
The platform offers a comprehensive suite of recruitment and analysis tools, including AI Performance Points, CompAI, Virtual Transfer, Recruitment Shop, Similarity Search, Player Profiles, Physical Data Analysis, Estimated Player Salaries, Team Finder, and CompaPotential. Together, these solutions help football organizations discover undervalued talent, validate scouting assessments, reduce transfer risk, and build more competitive squads through data-driven decision-making.
By combining traditional football expertise with cutting-edge artificial intelligence, Comparisonator bridges the gap between scouting intuition and objective analysis, empowering human decision-makers with faster, deeper, and more reliable football intelligence.
