Master of Business Administration (Football Industries) MBA

University of Liverpool

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 programme for you. This programme combines specialist football-focused modules with core MBA modules shared with the Liverpool MBA, ensuring you develop a strong foundation in leadership, strategy, finance and global business alongside industry-specific expertise. The Liverpool MBA is ranked among the top 100 globally in the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2026, one of the most respected international benchmarks for business education, reflecting the quality and impact of the core curriculum delivered on this programme. These core elements are complemented by focused teaching blocks, interactive learning, and opportunities to engage directly with industry practitioners. The specialist football modules apply business concepts to modern football, advancing and applying the learning from the core MBA modules. You’ll gain a critical awareness of the international football industry before deepening your knowledge of football finance, football economics and analytics. Further analysis is applied to sports marketing, sport operations and sport governance. Crucially, you’ll receive vocational industry training through the Becoming a Football Executive 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. The Football Industries MBA features in the top 30 global and top 5 European SportBusiness postgraduate course rankings for 2025. If you already hold an MBA or are working in the industry and would like to study the football-specific modules only, we offer a Certificate in Business Administration (Football Industries).