The Global Master’s in Sports Management and Legal Skills is aimed at and focused on lawyers, business managers, economists, sports managers, and other individuals who already hold a university degree in these areas and have demonstrated experience and knowledge in the field of sports.
At ISDE, our philosophy is not only to provide our students with the most up-to-date knowledge in Sports Law and Management but also to equip them with the skills needed to achieve their professional goals.
To this end, we have an academic faculty composed of the most important professors related to the world of Sports Law and Management. Their commitment to making this program the best online master’s in sports management and legal skills is a guarantee of its unparalleled quality.
The faculty for this master’s program consists of the most recognized professionals in the international sports world.
You will learn all the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to lead and manage sports institutions.
New in this edition: we have added two Zoom classes with the professor (on Tuesdays and Thursdays) to delve deeper into each topic.
Module 1: Sports Governance
Module 2: Strategic Management
Module 3: Marketing & Sponsorship
Module 4: Accounting & Finance
Module 5: Football Law
Module 6: Football Stakeholders
Albert Mundet – EN
Director of Innovation, GM Barça Innovation Hub at Strategy & Innovation FC Barcelona
| Adam Whyte | CEO at EDGE |
| Aldo Liceti | Finance Manager Global Football Partner at Nike |
| Alex Isern | CEO at ISL |
| Angel Rocamora | Director of Finance and Administration at FC Barcelona at FC Barcelona |
| Angela Collins | Member of FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber at FIFA |
| Anna Guix | Lawyer at FC Barcelona |
| Bas Schnater | Senior Consultant at EY/FIFA |
| Cristina Belloque | Head of Legal at FC Barcelona |
| Dev Kumar | CEO at Parmars Sports |
| Donald Rukare | International Court of Arbitration for Sport at Fina |
| Hugo Pazos | Key Account Manager at You First Sports |
| Joan Fontsere | COO at Baila |
| Jordi Lopez | Partner at STATIM |
| José Maria Gotor | International Development at La Liga |
| Josep Maria Gras & Ernest Alives | Bussines Director at FC Barcelona |
| Juan de Dios Crespo | CEO at Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo |
| Juli Ferre | Managing Director at JFN Sports |
| Loic Alves | Senior Legal Counsel Chez at FIFPRO |
| Marco Amezcua | Senior Legal Counserl at FIFA |
| Marcos Picallo | Senior Professional Football Manager at FIFA |
| Mario Flores | Head of Sports Legal at European Club Association (ECA) at ECA |
| Mark Bradley | DIRECTOR at THE FAN EXPERIENCE CO. |
| Marta Sanchez | BUSSINES DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR at FC Barcelona |
| Marta Utor | General Counsel Adviser at Euroleague Basketball at EUROLEAGUE |
| Pedro Pemartin | Strategic Partnering Coordinator La Liga |
| Tiran Gunawardena | Principal Associate at Milss & Reeve |
| Ricardo de Buen | de Buen Law |
*The cloister is subject to change.
Dr. Marc Lenz
DFL Head of Corporate Strategy; UEFA Club Licensing Committee
Fernando Delgado
Client Services Executive. Sponsorship Department at Real Madrid CF
Alvaro Manuel Gil Baquero
Lawyer at Atlético de Madrid
Íñigo Riestra
International Affairs Director at Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación A.C.
Alberto Díaz Lorente
Legal Counsel at LaLiga Competition Operations Department
Nicole A. Santiago
Coordinator, Player Relations & Competition at Major League Soccer
Marissa Sunio
Legal Counsel at WADA
Wouter Lambrecht
Attorney at Law at FC Barcelona
Jake Williams
Legal Counsel at Sportradar AG
Pedro Varas
Responsible for Integrity at LaLiga
Stefano Malvestio
Attorney at Law at Bichara & Motta Advogados
Eduard J. Scott
Chief Operations Officer at Euroleague Basketball
José Carlos Oliveira
Lawyer at Sporting Clube de Portugal
David Barrufet
Handball Manager FC Barcelona
Guillermo Amilibia
Legal Department at Real Sociedad
Tiran Gunawardena
Associate (Sports Law) at Mills & Reeve
Koji Nakata
Chief Relationship Officer at Kashima Antlers
Ornella Desirée Bellia
Head of Legal Affairs at the European Leagues
Marc Cavaliero
Partner at Kleiner & Cavaliero AG
Takehiko Nakamura
President and CEO of Blue United Corporation
Oleg Zadubrovskiy
Head of Legal at FC Zenit
Carlos Pérez
LaLiga Chief Executive Officer
Benoit Pasquier
General Counsel & Director of Legal Affairs of the Asian Football Confederation
Marco Vedovatti
Associate at Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira
Andrés Galicia
Director of Sports Marketing at Televisa Deportes
Michaela Pietraszko
Legal Counsel at UEFA
Gauthier Bouchat
Legal Counsel chez FIFA
Robert Pongracz
Vice President of the Romanian Football League
Catherine Pitre
Head of Case Management at Sport Resolutions (UK)
Gursimran Brar
Legal Counsel at Asian Football Confederation
Natalie St. Cyr Clarke
Legal Affairs Manager at FIBA
Arturo Galván
Legal Department at Málaga CF
Ryan Lake
Associate at LIBRA LAW Ibarrola & Ramoni Avocats
James Mungavin
Counsel at Lombardi Associates (Scotland)
Stephen Bock
Legal Affairs Manager at Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
Mr. Aitkhozhin Azamat
Secretary General of the Kazakhstan Football Federation
Brianna Quinn
Sports arbitration at Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler
Anil Gursoy
Head of Legal at Trabzonspor FC
Rishi Sehgal
Director of Business Development and Legal Affairs at NASL
Gilbert Jiang
General Counsel & Head of International Affairs of Hebei China Fortune Football Club
Gisele Cesário Cabrera
Lawyer at Santos Football Club
Monserrat Jiménez Granda
Legal Director in CONMEBOL
Ramunė Bistrickaitė
Head of Public Affairs at Sportradar AG
Victor Targino
Lawyer at Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Yelena Giselle Hazimn
Puerto Rico Soccer Federation
