Master in Football Law

A pioneering program worldwide where you will share a classroom with professionals from the most important institutions and law firms specialized in football law; a door opener for unique professional opportunities.

The program was designed by our academic directors, Daniel Cravo and Andrea Bozza, and was developed in conjunction with lawyers and authorities of great renown and prestige within the sports sector, under the auspices of AIAF, the International Association of Football Lawyers.

Thanks to the involvement of the AIAF and the welcoming support of the most important football entities, you will enjoy the possibility of living an exceptional experience: networking events, professional visits, mentoring, international trips, internships in top-level organizations.

General objectives: the Master envisages to ensure that students learn and experience recurrent – legal, strategic and decisional – issues of the football industry.

Within the context of the lectures, students will be presented with some of the most common issues in the football industry. In particular, they will be asked to deal with – and handle – specific situations, by (i) applying their skills, (ii) evaluating the nuances of football business in light of their own learning, and (iii) suggesting alternatives for the resolution of the cases at hand.

Teachers will guide students through their research, analysis and application of the skills needed to carry out the relevant problem-solving exercises.

Whilst your passion for football may be a plus, the Master primarily seeks to recruit excellent law practitioners. This Master’s degree specialized in football law is aimed at Law graduates, whose aspiration is to develop their knowledge in the legal-football field. It is an excellent opportunity for young Law graduates who are looking for a solid specialization in a postgraduate degree with a high employability perspective, and for lawyers who wish to expand their professional dimension.

This Master will provide you with the specific knowledge and insights of the football legal field, addressing football law in a comprehensive, interdisciplinary way, under both a “horizontal” and “vertical” approach, which will allow you to adapt to the specific needs required by the practice of law before the different football organizations, whether to become a Football Law specialist or to enrich your existing practice (litigation, corporate, IP, tax, real estate, etc.) with an unrivalled Football Law expertise.

Enjoy learning with the academic body of more than 50 active professionals who carry out their careers in the most prestigious law firms and institutions.

The Master will provide a unique opportunity to connect you with a comprehensive network of relevant professional contacts.

This Master is characterized by the direct involvement of the football sector in it. As a pioneering program, it implies 100% of the teachers of the master to be high ranking Law professionals actually dealing on a daily basis with Football, which in turn favors the most immediate immersion in the sector, generating unique and exclusive career opportunities. Within this context, you will also have the chance to develop professional practices in some of the most prestigious law firms in the football legal field, in club legal areas, as well as in prominent football institutions.

Institutional foundations of football
International federations
Football regulation and competition law
Employment in football
Football Employment Contracts
Player Status, Registration and Transfers
Third Party Ownership and Third Party Influence
Football Agents
Female Football
FIFA Clearing House
FIFA TMS
FIFA Football Tribunal and Legal Portal
Football Disciplinary and Ethics Regulations
Mediation, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
Major football events: hosting and staging football competitions
Vertical 1: Football IP law
Vertical 2: Football Tax Law
Vertical 3: Football Finance Law
Vertical 4: Football Corporate Law
Vertical 5: Football Media Law
Vertical 6: Football Insurance and Medical Law
Vertical 7: Football Infrastructure
Vertical 8: New Technologies
Vertical 9: Criminal Football Law and Doping
Proposed Special Master Classes / Special Speakers

Public or private football institutions, associations and federations
Companies active in the football sector
Law firms
Football clubs