Football Industries

Focusing on the professionalism and business of the beautiful game, if you want to work in the global football industry— with clubs, governing bodies or related marketing, media and sponsorship companies— this is the MBA program for you.

Key Features

• The Football Industries program from University of Liverpool features in the top 20 SportBusiness postgraduate rankings for 2024. The core elements of the program — leadership, strategy, organisations, innovation, international business and the global environment, entrepreneurship and managing financial resources — are delivered in concentrated blocks with a strong emphasis on interactive teaching and learning.
• The specialist football modules apply business concepts to modern football. You’ll gain a critical awareness of issues in football management, finance and law. Crucially, you’ll receive vocational industry training, including the Becoming a Football Executive module and Sports Operations Management module.
• The broader skills you’ll acquire include analysis, problem-solving, creativity and decision-making. The Becoming a Football Executive module will also strengthen your career management skills and hone your interpersonal communication abilities. Based in Liverpool, the football hotbed of the North-west of England, clubs are accessible as laboratories for students to put theory into practice.

Career prospects

In practice, the Career and Professional Development program offers:

• Full psychometric profiling and feedback

• A personal career development plan

• Unlimited access to support throughout the year and up to five years after graduation

• Access to a Mentoring program, connecting with leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators who will inspire and guide you

• Support with interviews, CVs and job applications.

Networking is a central part of the MBA journey, network with peers, MBA Alumni and Guest Speakers. The program enhances professional networking skills both in person and virtually.Careers support doesn’t end when you graduate from your MBA program. You are a lifelong member of the MBA community and we encourage you to stay connected and in turn become mentors to the next generation. You will also benefit from access to a wide range of careers and professional development support, advice and webinars up to five years after you’ve graduated.Some of the most recent graduates are now working in the following football clubs and related organisations:

• Adidas
• AEG Europe
• Asian Football
• Confederation
• BATE Borisov [Belarus]
• Celtic FC
• Chinese Football
• Association
• England Netball
• European Broadcasting
• Union
• FC Bayern Munich
• FC Colo-Colo [Chile]
• FC Seoul [South Korea]
• Gremio FBPA [Brazil]
• Liverpool FC
• Manchester City FC
• NBA
• Nike
• Octagon
• Rugby Football Union
• Santos Laguna [Mexico]
• Scottish Professional Football League
• The [English] Football League
• UEFA
• Women in Football

Courses include:

• Football Economics And Analytics
• International Football Industry
• Leadership, Management And Organisation
• Managing Financial Resources
• Strategy And Organisation
• Marketing In The Digital Age