For business. For life.
PFA Business School
As the players’ union, a crucial part of our work is to help our members prepare for their transition to a new stage of life after retiring from football. In keeping with this commitment, we are excited to introduce the PFA Business School.
This player centric initiative has been established as an innovative and bold new step to advance the union’s work supporting members in education and personal development. The programme, which is led by experts from the world of football, sport and beyond, will enable members to acquire new skills, discover their true potential and unlock new career opportunities within the industry.
Programme Starting Dates
Our courses
Player Development Programme
As footballers, like other professionals, the vision we have is often limited to our expertise. To make informed decisions about the future, it's crucial to have a 360º view of the industry.
This programme gives players a holistic view of the industry, including the stakeholders, regulations, key organisations and clubs. The workshop covers the fundamentals to become a highly qualified professional in any role within the game.
- Find out more: Click here
EDI Directorship In Sport Organisations
As a globalised industry, football is seeing growth across multiple areas including business development, off-field operations and on-field management. To maximise opportunities, to find and retain talent it's crucial to prioritise Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). This course covers EDI management in sports organisations, including different types of discrimination and prevention protocols.
- Find out more: Click here
Football Psychology, Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
How can emotional management help us to improve the performance of players and teams? What strategies can we consider to motivate the team and players?
The Certificate in Football Psychology, Emotional Intelligence and Leadership will help students to develop their leadership skills to encourage players and the wider team to achieve better results on and off the field.
- Find out more: Click here
Global Football Sport Directorship
Football has undergone a significant evolution across all aspects of the game, with one of the important developments being the increased influence of the role of the sporting director.
This postgraduate diploma has been designed to train future sport directors in the industry worldwide in the most complex and technical subjects, which have never before been covered in a specialised training programme.
- Find out more: Click here
Football Data Analytics
From broadcasters using advanced stats like 'expected goals', to clubs harnessing bespoke algorithms for coach and player recruitment, to performance analysts harnessing tracking data to help players, every element of the game is using data.
This workshop will provide clear, practice-based insights into how data is used across the industry. It will target specific use-cases to explain how data are generated, analysed, and communicated.
- Find out more: Click here
Global Football Business Management
Football clubs are experiencing growth in all areas, from club commercial management, including ticketing, VIP experiences and football tourism, operational management, digital transformation and internationalisation.
This programme has been specifically designed to train future professionals from all over the world in the most complex and technical aspects of football business management.
- Find out more: Click here
BA (Hons) Football and Business Management
The PFA Business School, working with an array of top-tier executives and club managers, has created the Football & Business Management degree. This program is designed to help young players take their first steps towards becoming future leaders in the game.
- Find out more: Click here