Master in Sports Law Applied to Professional Football

Delivered by La Liga Business School at LALIGA's headquarters in Madrid, this master's programme specialises in law as it applies to the sports and entertainment industry, with a particular focus on professional football. It is aimed at law graduates and qualified legal professionals seeking to move into sports law, as well as non-law professionals with at least three years of relevant experience in football or a related sector. The curriculum spans introductory sports law, institutional frameworks, applied football law, dispute resolution, and complementary masterclasses, and includes a study trip to Switzerland to visit the Court of Arbitration for Sport and FIFA headquarters.

The programme runs on-site in Madrid from November 2026 to June 2027, lasting eight months, with classes held on Friday evenings and Saturdays. It carries 60 ECTS credits and is taught in Spanish by a faculty of sports industry practitioners. Guaranteed internships at LALIGA or its associated clubs form a core part of the programme, alongside a careers service designed to connect graduates with clubs, federations, sports law firms, and other entities across the industry.