
MSc Football Club Management
PFA Business SchoolA one-year executive top-up MSc combining football business management and sport directorship, accredited by the University of Portsmouth, for graduates of PFA's postgraduate diplomas.
About This Course
This top-up MSc integrates the PFA Business School's business management and sport directorship postgraduate diplomas into a single executive qualification, strengthening leadership across club operations, commercial management and football performance. Modules cover club administration (business, commercial strategy, marketing, finance) alongside sport management (recruitment, scouting, player transfers, operations), preparing graduates for senior decision-making roles at elite clubs.
Delivered part-time over one academic year with a virtual session every two weeks plus four face-to-face sessions in London, the programme is accredited by the University of Portsmouth in collaboration with the PFA Business School. Entry requires completion of either the Global Football Business Management or Global Football Sport Directorship postgraduate diploma.
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