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See The Industry In Practice
Explore professional environments and connect classroom learning with the realities of football organisations and their operations.
Professional Master In Football Business
The Professional Master in Football Business is structured across four progressive modules, moving from specialised online learning to professional experience and, finally, on-campus integration in Lisbon.
Each stage builds on the previous one, combining Knowledge, Experience and Network throughout the 12-month programme.
Four progressive modules connect specialised learning, professional experience and on-campus integration throughout the 12-month programme.
Module 1
Develop a broad understanding of the football industry through specialised live online courses and direct interaction with industry professionals.
Module 2
Explore key commercial, operational, media and sporting areas of football business through more specialised online learning.
Module 3
Apply your learning through a guaranteed three-month internship within the football industry and gain meaningful professional experience.
Module 4
Reunite with the cohort on campus for advanced courses, Field Trips, industry interaction and the final stages of the programme.
Module 1 · Online
The first module establishes a broad understanding of the football industry, its structures, economics and wider context, giving Candidates the foundations needed for the more specialised stages that follow.
Live Online Learning
Courses are delivered live online, with recordings available for review. This format allows Candidates to engage directly with Experts while retaining the flexibility to combine the programme with professional commitments.
Beyond Online Learning
Networking Week gives Candidates the opportunity to step beyond the online classroom and experience the football industry in person early in their FBA journey.
The experience typically combines attendance at a major football business event, such as World Football Summit, with opportunities to engage directly with industry professionals, visit football organisations and connect with the cohort face to face.
Discover Networking Week ›Networking Week is strongly recommended but not mandatory. Its timing and programme may vary according to the calendar of relevant football industry events.
Module 2 · Online
Building on the foundations established in Module 1, the second module moves into more specialised areas of football business, exploring how organisations operate, grow audiences, generate revenue and manage sporting and commercial activities.
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From Industry Context To Industry Functions
Module 2 continues the live online format while shifting the focus towards key functional areas of the football industry, helping Candidates understand how different parts of the business connect in practice.
Module 3 · Professional Experience
Module 3 marks the transition from learning about the football business to working within it through a guaranteed three-month industry internship.
The internship gives Candidates the opportunity to apply their knowledge in a professional environment, develop practical skills and gain first-hand experience of how football organisations operate.
Each internship process considers the Candidate's profile, professional objectives and the opportunities available across The FBA's industry network.
Discover The Internship ›Module 4 · On Campus In Lisbon
The final module brings the cohort together on campus in Lisbon for two months of face-to-face learning, collaboration and direct industry exposure.
Candidates build on the knowledge and professional experience developed throughout the previous modules while exploring additional areas of football business with industry Experts.
Alongside on-campus courses, Module 4 combines Field Trips and the Student Business Project, creating a final stage centred on application, industry interaction and professional development.
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Student Business Project
During Module 4, Candidates work in groups on a strategic challenge proposed by one of The FBA's industry Partners.
The Student Business Project operates as a junior consulting mission: each team analyses the challenge, develops recommendations and works directly with the Partner through several touchpoints during the project.
It gives Candidates another opportunity to apply their knowledge in a professional context while contributing ideas and solutions to a real organisation within the football industry.
Field Trips
During the on-campus phase, Field Trips take Candidates beyond the classroom and into football organisations, creating opportunities to understand how the industry operates from the people working within it.
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Explore professional environments and connect classroom learning with the realities of football organisations and their operations.
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Engage directly with professionals who share their perspectives, challenges and experience from different areas of the football ecosystem.
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Build relationships and gain exposure to organisations and people that Candidates may encounter again throughout their professional careers.
Field Trips turn industry access into first-hand learning.
Join the Professional Master in Football Business and move through 12 months of specialised learning, professional experience and industry exposure.
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