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FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT COURSE - for
FOOTBALL
MANAGEMENT
    COURSE
       for
       EXECUTIVE
       leaders
FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT COURSE - for
fernando
gomes
pff president
The Portuguese Football Federation is the largest national           Seeking to connect, as on the field, hearts and minds, we
sports organisation and, in all its areas of intervention, it acts   launch the second edition of the Football Management
in the awareness that it represents and serves the millions          Course for Executive Leaders, an initiative aimed at
of Portuguese that support us all around the world.                  training CEOs, managers and officials from the most
In recent years we have invested in the involvement in               prominent national and worldwide federations and clubs.
projects that make our society better and best prepared.             In partnership with one of the most prestigious world
In the areas of social responsibility, in the promotion of           educational and research institutions – Nova Business and
health and environment, in the Area of Training, Vocational          Economics School - we will seek to train with excellence
Education and Higher Education, we have tried to dignify,            in areas as varied as Governance, Law and Finance,
honour and give credit to Portugal. We seek, every day, to           Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Digital
be much more than just a Federation.                                 Media, Branding and Marketing or Science and Medicine in
The birth in 2017 of the Portugal Football School, a                 Football.
centre of excellence concentrating the training offer that           Between May and December 2019, some of the most
suits the needs of clubs and FPF’s members, provided                 emblematic figures of sports leadership and international
us with a unique opportunity to better define a training             science will come to Cidade do Futebol to help our trainees
path towards the development of football, sport and the              to identify problems, hold an open discussion and present
Portuguese society.                                                  solutions for the future of football.
Integrated into FPF’s Research & Development Unit, already           I invite you to, and welcome you at, this great initiative of
forming an integral part of the list of research units of the        the family of football in the confidence that all together we
Science and Technology Foundation and led by three PhDs              will be much stronger.
- José Carlos Noronha, João Brito and André Seabra –, the
Portugal Football School strives to be at the forefront of
the training offer in its various areas of intervention.

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pff
    Portuguese Football Federation is a non-profit-making          local, district and national competitions and guarantee the
    private law organization with established public               development of football in Portugal, in accordance with
    benefit legal status. Comprises 22 district and regional       sports spirit and educational, cultural and humanitarian
    associations, one club league, associations of sports          values, through training programmes for the various sports
    agents, clubs or sports societies, players, coaches and        agents. PFF ensures the management of 22 National
    referees, registered or affiliated in compliance with its      Teams, in football, futsal and beach soccer, and organises
    Statutes. Its main purposes are the representation of          32 annual competitions. Currently, Portugal has 177.000
    Portuguese football at national and international level; the   registered football players.
    competitions of the National Teams; the organisation of

                                                                                                                                  "cidade               do futebol" - pff headquarters
                                                                                                                                  With a privileged location and excellent infrastructures,    gained life and can now be found in the higher hill of the
                                                                                                                                  “Cidade do Futebol” is a highly versatile and innovative     valley of Jamor. The building is full of details containing
                                                                                                                                  space, characterised by its functionality, security and      the brand of the Portuguese spirit. Each small space is an
                                                                                                                                  technology. Cidade do Futebol was created to fulfil an old   example of that. From the pitches with a view to the Tagus
                                                                                                                                  promise and is a result of months of hard work.              to the entry doors decorated with the lyrics of the national
                                                                                                                                  After the public presentation done by the President of       hymn or the colours of the spaces which were inspired by
                                                                                                                                  the Portuguese Football Federation, Fernando Gomes, in       the national flag. Even the façade has the typical tone of
                                                                                                                                  November 2014, the drawings made it off the page, they       the National Team’s shirt.

    portugal football school
    The Portugal Football School (PFS), launched in March          Thus, to achieve these purposes, several scientific research
    2017, is part of the research and development unit of PFF      projects and educational and training programmes have
    and its main activities are research in Football, Futsal and   been carried out, focusing on the different areas related
    Beach Soccer, as well as the education and training of the     to the universe of this sport (coaches, referees, managers,
    stakeholders with responsibility in the development and        players, physicians, nurses and physiotherapists).
    promotion of Football.

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overview
    The Portugal Football Federation, through the Portugal       and the most effective ways to use technology and
    Football School, in partnership with the Nova School of      management to keep fans engaged with the football
    Business and Economics, are coming together to offer         clubs. The course will include sessions from expert faculty
    the Football Management Course to executive leaders of       members who are closely linked to the sports sector, as
    football organisations.                                      well as initiatives with exclusive speakers from the world
    Participants will learn sports-leadership best practices,    of governance and management of football.
    corporate governance, how to improve brand value,

    programme overview
    The course comprises five intensive modules (90 hours)
    over 8 months, each of which deals with a different aspect
    of football administration and management.

                              modules

                              1. Governance, legal and financial management in football
                              2. Positive leadership
                              3. Sports digital media, branding and marketing
                              4. Innovation and entrepreneurship
                              5. Science and medicine in football

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Giorgio Marchetti // UEFA Deputy General Secretary, Director of Competitions
    1. GOVERNANCE, LEGAL AND                                                                                                      Giorgio Marchetti joined football’s European governing body in February 2004, as Director of

    FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN FOOTBALL                                                                                              Professional Football and Marketing. In 2007, his department was renamed UEFA Department of
                                                                                                                                  Competitions and Giorgio’s became UEFA’s Director of Competitions, responsible for all UEFA club
                                                                                                                                  and national team competitions, at senior and youth level. In December 2016, he was promoted to
                                                                                                                                  UEFA Deputy General Secretary in addition to his role as UEFA Director of Competitions. During his
                                                                                                                                  career, Giorgio has been a key figure in some of the main issues and developments in European football
                                                                                                                                  governance, such as regulation of transfers and competition models. Prior to starting at UEFA, Giorgio
    › Purpose                                                                                                                     had been General Secretary of the Italian League (Lega Calcio) for seven years, between 1997 and 2004,
    This module examines the importance of governance,            forces of domestic, European and international law impact       having served as deputy secretary from 1991.
    legal and economic frameworks in football organisations.      upon the sports industries, and why and how the market
    Theoretical perspectives relating to governance and           should be regulate, before presenting 3 fields of regulation:
    the relevance of these to the sport environment will be       sporting, the financial and labor market.
    explored. It will be also analyzed the ways in which the
                                                                                                                                  Emilio Garcia Silvero // FIFA’s Chief Legal Officer
                                                                                                                                  Emilio Garcia Silvero is the FIFA’s Chief Legal Officer. Prior to his appointment at FIFA, he was the
                                                                                                                                  UEFA Managing Director of Integrity and Head of Disciplinary and Integrity. He is Arbitrator of CAS
    › Contents                                                                                                                    and Professor of Law at the University of Rey Juan Carlos. Emilio’s qualification includes a Master in
                                                                                                                                  European Sports Governance and a Ph.D. in Labor Law/Sports Law.
    - Evolution, governance and regulation of the football        - Successful strategic management in football
    industry;                                                     organisations;
    - Governance structure of football organisations: FIFA,       - Premier League: how good governance has played a vital
    confederations, national associations, leagues and clubs;     role in its success;                                            Rick Parry // International Football Consultant
    - Legal and economic frameworks in football organizations.                                                                    Rick Parry was a management consultant from Ernst & Young when he was hired by The Football
                                                                                                                                  Association to advise on the creation of the Premier League in 1990.In 1991, he became the league’s
                                                                                                                                  first CEO and stayed until 1997, when he left to join Liverpool FC in the same capacity. Liverpool won
    › Teaching Staff                                                                                                              ten trophies while Rick was there, including the UEFA Champions League in 2005.
                                                                                                                                  Since leaving Liverpool in 2009, Rick has carried out a variety of football consultancy projects
                                                                                                                                  in the Middle East, the Far East and North America. He has acted as a special advisor to the UK
                       Tiago Craveiro // CEO, Portugal Football Federation and Vice-President of UEFA National Team               Government”s DCM’S Select Committee on its review of football governance and is currently a
                                               Competitions Committee                                                             member of the Investigatory Chamber of UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body.”
                       Tiago Craveiro is Chief Executive Officer of PFF and Vice-President of UEFA National Team
                       Competitions Committee. Prior to his appointment at PFF, was General Secretary of the Portuguese
                       Professional Football League (2006-2012), Head of Cabinet of the Secretary of State for Youth (2004-
                       2005) and member of the Office of the Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister (2002-2004). Tiago
                       Craveiro holds an Executive Master in European Sports Governance and was recently nominated as
                                                                                                                                  Michele Bernasconi // Court of Arbitration of Sport
                                                                                                                                  Michele Bernasconi is Professor at the University of Zurich where he teaches International Sports Law.
                       candidate for CEO of the year, by the prestigious World Football Summit.
                                                                                                                                  He is also the Co-director of the UEFA Football Law Program and member of the Court of Arbitration
                                                                                                                                  for Sport (CAS). Michele Bernasconi is recognized as a leading lawyer in Chambers. In 2016 Who’s
                                                                                                                                  Who Legal ranks him among the nine “Most Highly Regarded Individuals” for Sports & Entertainment
                       Michele Uva // Vice-President, UEFA Executive Committee
                                                                                                                                  worldwide.
                       Michele Uva is the Vice-President of the UEFA Executive Committee. He has performed several roles
                       in sports organisations such as: Italian Football Association (CEO), Italian Olympic Committee (CONI),
                       professional football, basketball and volleyball clubs, as well as acting as a consultant expert in,
                       among others, defining business plans dedicated to sport. He was appointed by the Italian treasury         Marta Vieira da Cruz // Legal Director of the Portuguese FA
                       minister as CEO of CONI, a post which he held from May 2013 to September 2014. He is an associated
                                                                                                                                  Marta Cruz is the Legal Director of the Portuguese FA. She is graduated from the Faculty of Law at the
                       professor of the Foro Italico University (Rome), member of the Strategic Committee of University of
                                                                                                                                  University of Lisbon (2008), where she also received her Master’s in law (2013). She is a lawyer with
                       Rome 4 Foundation and current lecturer for several courses organised by various Italian universities,
                                                                                                                                  an extensive experience in Public Law, Sports Law and Litigation. She has taught subjects related to
                       Michele Uva has dedicated an entire career to professional sport in several contexts, disciplines and
                                                                                                                                  Portuguese Court of Arbitration for Sport’s in post-graduations in several Law Schools.
                       environments.

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2. POSITIVE LEADERSHIP

     › Purpose
     In this module participants will learn and discuss the core    on developing individual strengths rather than working to
     concepts of positive leadership, an approach which focuses     improve areas of weakness.

     › Contents
     - A brief introduction to positive organisation research       - What makes for generative interactions;
     findings;                                                      - The secret of effective teams;
     - Developing positive individuals;                             - Positive Organisations.

     › Teaching Staff

                         Miguel Pina e Cunha // Nova School of Business and Economics
                         Miguel Pina e Cunha (Ph.D.) is Professor of Organization Studies, Organizational Behavior, Leadership
                         and Change Management, and Positive Organization Theory at Nova School of Business and
                         Economics. He has authored several books and academic articles in journals such as: the Academy of
                         Management Review, Applied Psychology: An International Review, Human Relations). He received
                         teaching awards as best professor in the undergraduate and MBA programs.

                         Fernando Santos // Head Coach - Portugal Football Federation
                         Fernando Santos is the Head Coach of the Portuguese Football National Team. He joined PFF in 2014
                         after working as head coach in different teams such as: Estoril, Estrela da Amadora, FC Porto, Sporting
                         CP, AEK, SL Benfica, PAOK and Greek National Team. Fernando’s qualifications include a graduation in
                         Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications by Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (1997)
                         and an honorary degree from Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (2016).

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3. SPORTS DIGITAL MEDIA, BRANDING
AND MARKETING
› Purpose
This module aims to provide an understanding of digital           methods, strategies and executional marketing skills
sports media, branding and marketing management issues            needed in managerial football clubs.
in the context of sport. Participants will learn the concepts,

› Contents
- Football marketing challenges                                   - Digital marketing
- Brand development in football                                   - Sponsorship strategies
- Marketing communication

› Teaching Staff
                     Florence Hardouin // UEFA Executive Committee, Marketing Advisory Committee, Media Committee
                     Florence Hardouin is member of the UEFA Executive Committee, Chairwoman of the UEFA Marketing
                     Advisory Committee and Deputy Chairwoman of the UEFA Media Committee. Prior to her appointment
                     at UEFA, she was the head of marketing and commercial development, deputy chief executive officer
                     (2011) and general manager (2013) in the Fédération Française de Football.

                     Noel Mooney // UEFA Head of National Associations Business Development
                     Noel Mooney is the UEFA Head of National Associations Business Development. In this organization he
                     also worked as Senior Marketing Manager (2016-2017) and Marketing Manager (2012-2016). Prior to his
                     appointment at UEFA, he was the General Manager of the John Giles Foundation (2010-2012) and the
                     Head of League Marketing and Promotion in the Football Association of Ireland (2006-2012). Noel’s
                     qualifications include a master in European Sports Governance, Sports Management.

                     Luca Adornato // Head of Marketing at Juventus Football Club
                     Luca Adornato is the Head of Marketing at Juventus Football Club. In the same organization he has
                     previously fulfil different roles within the marketing area. Luca’s qualifications include a graduation in
                     International Business and Economics at the Nottingham Trent University.

                     Tomás Froes // Partners
                     Tomás Froes is founder of PARTNERS, the largest Portuguese advertising agency that occupied the
                     3rd place in the media monitor ranking in 2018. The agency is responsible for the communication
                     of some of the main Portuguese brands such as Altice, MEO, Banco BPI, EDP, Brisa, Via Verde, CTT,
                     Turismo de Portugal and the Portuguese Football Association. Tomás won several national and
                     international awards for creativity, including the Golden Lion in Cannes, 3 Eurobest, 1 D & AD pencil.
                     In 2016 he was the marketing manager of the national football team that won Euro 2016, and the “11
                     million” campaign was considered the best marketing campaign by the UEFA Awards.

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4. INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

     › Purpose
     This module examines the importance of entrepreneurship        business practices and technology innovations to                 Hugo Freitas // Information Technology Unit - Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
     and innovation in a changing football business landscape.      transform sport organisations to attain a higher                 Hugo Freitas is IT Director of the Portuguese Football Federation, being responsible for the digital
     In addition, it explores how entrepreneurs are applying        performance.                                                     transformation project that has, as one of its many objectives, the development of IT systems that
                                                                                                                                     supports business growth. No IT Unit is relevant if it’s not a part of the identification process of
                                                                                                                                     business growth opportunities. He was appointed as project manager for the IFAB video referee
                                                                                                                                     project in representation of the Portuguese Federation, one of the 6 pioneer Federations in this
     › Contents                                                                                                                      project Now a reality, the project counts with more than 73 official matches. He also leads the
                                                                                                                                     Business Intelligence unit that began the process of transformation of corporate data into information,
     - Understanding creativity and its influence on innovation     - Developing the sport innovation and Entrepreneurship           information into knowledge and through it enabled data driven decision processes.
     and entrepreneurship;                                          ecosystem;
     - Recognising and assessing entrepreneurial opportunities;     - Technology and innovation in football.

     › Teaching Staff

                        Ajaz Ahmed // CEO of AKQA
                        Ajaz founded AKQA aged 21 which today employs over 2,000 people across 23 studios worldwide.
                        AKQA is the winner of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise Innovation, the highest accolade bestowed
                        on business in the UK. Ajaz was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2018 for services
                        to media. Alongside NIKE’s head of digital sport, Ajaz co-authored the best-selling business
                        transformation book Velocity and wrote the meditation Limitless – Leadership that Endures. All
                        proceeds from Ajaz’s books and speaking are donated to charitable causes voted for by employees of
                        AKQA. Ajaz’s thoughts and essays: http://www.akqa.com/ajaz/

                        Javier Sobrino // Strategy & Knowledge Director at FC Barcelona
                        Javier Sobrino has developed the Corporate Strategic Plan (2015-2021) and coordinates its
                        implementation. He leads the Clubs Innovation activities, which include the launch and development of
                        the Barça Innovation Hub project, leading innovation initiative in the sports industry. He is Professor of
                        Strategic Management & Innovation in the sports industry in different Universities.

                        Leonor Gallardo // University of Castilla-La Mancha
                        Leonor Gallardo (Ph.D.) is Director of the Group IGOID (Investigación en la Gestión de Organizaciones
                        e Instalaciones Deportivas) and Professor of Sport Management at the University of Castilla-La
                        Mancha. She worked as Technical Advisor and Program Coordinator at the National Council of Sports
                        (1994-1996) and as Technical Consultant (1997-1999) and Director of the School of Sports (1999-2001)
                        for the Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha. She has authored 25 books and over 60 academic
                        articles in peer-reviewed journals.

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José Carlos Noronha // Health and Performance Unit - Portuguese Football Federation
     5. SCIENCE AND MEDICINE                                                                                                      José Carlos Noronha is the Clinical Director of the Health and Performance Unit, Portuguese Football
                                                                                                                                  Federation. He is an orthopaedic surgeon at Trindade Hospital, Porto, Portugal. He received his Ph.D.
     IN FOOTBALL                                                                                                                  from the University of Porto. He is also a researcher at the Department of Mechanical Engineering,
                                                                                                                                  University of Aveiro. José has published several books and is worldwide considered a top expert
                                                                                                                                  surgeon leading with orthopaedic injuries in football players.

     › Purpose                                                                                                                    Paulo Beckert // Health and Performance Unit - Portuguese Football Federation
     This module is designed to help football executive leaders                                                                   Paulo Beckert is the Coordinator of the Health and Performance Unit of Portuguese Football Federation.
     understanding the fundamentals on core biological and                                                                        Since 2014, he is the physician of the Portugal football national team. Paulo’s qualifications include a
     behavioural sciences supporting football performance.                                                                        graduation in Medicine, with specialization in sports medicine, by the Nova University of Lisbon. He is
                                                                                                                                  also the Clinical Director of Alvalade CUF Institute.

     › Contents                                                                                                                   João Brito // Health and Performance Unit - Portuguese Football Federation
                                                                                                                                  João Brito received his Ph.D. in Sport Sciences by the University of Porto. He joined PFF in 2014, to
     - Science in football;                                          - Talent identification and development;
                                                                                                                                  lead applied sports sciences within the Federation. He was the exercise physiologist for Portugal
     - Medicine in football;                                         - Substantive aspects of the game analysis.
                                                                                                                                  during the EURO 2016. João is an active researcher, with special interests on monitoring training and
                                                                                                                                  competition loads, fatigue and recovery, and injury prevention in football.

     › Teaching Staff
                                                                                                                                  Pedro Figueiredo // Health and Performance Unit - Portuguese Football Federation
                                                                                                                                  Pedro Figueiredo is the physiologist for the Under-21 Portuguese National Team. Pedro completed
                         Steven Martens // FIFA’s Technical Director                                                              his Ph.D. in Sport Sciences at the University of Porto. He joined the PFF in 2017 after serving as
                         Steven Martens is the Technical Director of FIFA. Prior to joining FIFA, he was the CEO of the Royal     senior sport scientist at the University of Maryland, USA. He is also an Auxiliar Professor at the
                         Belgian Football Association (2011-2015) and COO double pass (talent development) (2015–2017).           University Institute of Maia, in Portugal. Pedro research interests are related with monitoring training
                         Steven’s qualifications include a master’s degree at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.                 and competition loads, fatigue and recovery, and injury prevention, particularly in football. He also
                                                                                                                                  investigates topics related to muscle changes with aging at the National Institute on Aging, NIH, USA,
                                                                                                                                  as guest researcher. Pedro has authored over 60 academic articles in peer-reviewed journals.

                         Júlio Garganta // Faculty of Sport – University of Porto
                         Júlio Garganta is a PhD in Sports Science and a professor at the Faculty of Sport of the University of   Rita Tomás // Health and Performance Unit - Portuguese Football Federation
                         Porto (FADEUP). His main research interests are in the areas of talent development and identification,   Rita Tomás has been working at Health and Performance Unit of the Portuguese Football Federation
                         as well as football game modeling. In the last 25 years he has been collaborating in the training of     since 2011. She has served as team physician for several of the women’s youth national teams. She
                         teachers and coaches in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America. He has collaborated with FC Porto,       is currently the team physician of Football Women’s national teams. Her areas of interest are sports
                         Sporing CP and with the Portuguese National Team in observation and game analysis. He has authored       injury prevention, the female athlete, long-term consequences of elite sports and physical activity
                         several books and academic articles in peer-reviewed journals.                                           promotion.

                         José Couceiro // Technical Director of Portuguese Football Association
                                                                                                                                  Ricardo Santos // Game Analysis Unit - Portugal Football Federation
                         José Couceiro is the Technical Director of the Portuguese Football Association. He joined the FPF
                                                                                                                                  Ricardo Santos is member of national team technical staff and has the responsibility for the
                         in 2018 after serving as head coach in different teams such as: FC Alverca, Vitória Futebol Clube, FC
                                                                                                                                  opponent’s match analysis. He joined PFF in 2014 after serving as analyst in different teams such as:
                         Porto, Sporting CPl, CF Belenenses, Kaunas, Gaziantepspor, Lokomotiv Moscou, Lithuania National
                                                                                                                                  AEK, SL Benfica, PAOK and Greek National Team. Ricardo’s qualifications include a Master in Sports
                         Team. He worked as General Director at the Sporting CP and FC Alverca (1997-2002) and as President
                                                                                                                                  and Physical Education by the University of Lisbon.
                         Football Union Players’ Association (1991-1997).

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WHO CAN APPLY                                                                                                                    location
     This course is designed for experienced managers and            aspiring to take on leading roles in their organisation. The     The sessions will take place at Cidade do Futebol. The                   technical centre, is located near national stadium, in Jamor, in
     executives within football confederations, national             participants will be selected after a preliminary interview in   infrastructure, which includes the new PFF headquarters and              the surroundings of Lisbon.
     associations, leagues and clubs that seek to reflect on, and    order to discuss their profiles and validate their coherence
     further develop, their own leadership style, as well as those   with the course.

                                                                                                                                                   Bus

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The company Vimeca runs three bus routes
                                                                                                                                                                            108
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     that go to Football City. The no. 115 departs
                                                                                                                                                                     Reboleira
                                                                                                                                                                      (Metro)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     from Praça de Espanha in Lisbon and finishes

     calendar 2019                                                                                                                                                                                    115

                                                                                                                                                                                                Praça de Espanha
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     its run at Avenida das Seleções, in Oeiras.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The no. 108 leaves from Reboleira Metro station,
                                                                                                                                                    30 min
                                                                                                                                                                                                     (Metro)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     stops at Football City, and goes on to Caxias
                                                                                                                                                                                       14 min
     The five sessions of the course will take place from May to                                                                                                                                                                     railway station. In the opposite direction, the
     December 2019, according the table below.                                                                                                                                                                     Lisbon            no. 108 runs the Caxias-Football City route,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     heading on in the direction of Damaia.
                                                                                                                                                                   11 min                                                            Finally bus no. 6 can be caught in Algés, with
                                                                                                                                          8 min                                                                                      its final destination Queluz de Baixo. It stops in
                                                                                                                                                                              6
        modules                                                               Dates                           location                            108
                                                                                                                                                                        Algés
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     front of the Main Stand of the National Stadium.
                                                                                                                                             Caxias
                                                                                                                                                                    (Train Station)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Choosing this bus necessitates a short walk
                                                                                                                                         (Train Station)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     around the complex that only has one entrance
        Governance, legal and financial management in football              9-11 May 2019                   Cidade do Futebol                                                                                                        on the opposite side to the bus stop.

        Positive leadership                                                 12-13 Juy 2019                  Cidade do Futebol
        Sports digital media, branding and marketing                    13-14 September 2019                Cidade do Futebol
        Innovation and entrepreneurship                                  8-9 November 2019                  Cidade do Futebol
                                                                                                                                                   Car
        Science and medicine in football                                 6-7 December 2019                  Cidade do Futebol

                                                                                                                                                                                  A9   CREL
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Thanks to its central location, there are plentiful
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            A5       road links to Football City. A junction of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Lisbon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     A5 motorway is nearby, giving access in both
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     directions (Lisbon-Cascais and Cascais-Lisbon),
                                                                                                                                        A5                                                                                           and the complex also has direct connections to
                                                                                                                                       Cascais                                                                                       the CREL, and the Avenida Marginal is a small
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     drive away.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Finally, driving along the interior roads of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Caxias one can reach the Avenida das Seleções
     TEACHING METHODS                                                                                                                                                                                                                and the various links to the A5.

     Teaching methods will focus on interaction and sharing          solving issues related to managing a business in this
     experience to foster a productive, stimulating and              specific area. Leading experts in the field of governance
     challenging environment. The modules combine formal             and management of football also provide valuable
     lectures and interactive presentations of the very latest       practical insights and their first-hand experience enriches
     concepts and case studies that enable you to practice           the course content.                                                                Marginal

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ASSESSMENT
There will be a mixture of individual and group work
throughout the modules. Types of assessment will
include report and essay writing, presentations, case
studies, poster and reflective activities.

language
The language of instruction is English.

TUITION FEES
The Football Management Course for Executive Leaders
costs € 7500. Managers and executives registered in
football confederations, national associations, leagues
and clubs receive a 50% discount. The fee covers course
materials, refreshments, daily lunches, receptions and
the programme dinner unless mentioned otherwise.
Please note that this fee does not include travel and
accommodation. In order to guarantee their place in the
course, participants who are accepted will have to pay
a non-refundable registration fee corresponding to 10%
of the course price within the period mentioned in the
acceptance mail issued by the Portugal Football School.
This amount will be deducted from the course tuition
fees.

APPLICATION
Registration open from 31st January to 31th March 2019.
25 seats available.

CONTACT INFORMATION
If you are considering the Football Management Course
and would like to speak with the Portugal Football
School (Director: André Seabra, Ph.D.) please email
pfs@fpf.pt or contact +351 213 252 700.

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