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International Centre for Sports Studies

The International Centre for Sports Studies, commonly known as the CIES (French: Centre International d'Etude du Sport), is an independent research and education centre located in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It has a research group named the CIES Football Observatory that studies and researches the statistics of football.

Origin

CIES was created in 1995 as a joint venture between FIFA, the University of Neuchâtel, and the City and State of Neuchâtel.

Research

CIES Football Observatory mostly conducts research on the transfer values of players and team profiles.

FIFA Master

CIES organizes and offers a one-year postgraduate sports executive program, endorsed by FIFA, which consists of three modules that are taught across three universities in Europe, and concludes with a final project. The successful conclusion of the program merits the award of FIFA Master International in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport. It was created in 2000 to promote a managerial culture within the sports industry, with the aim to develop the skills of aspiring managers so that they can take on the complex challenges of this industry.

With around 20 nationalities represented in class each year, the FIFA Master provides an international and dynamic learning environment, and focuses on three major and interconnected subject fields: management (SDA Bocconi), law (Neuchâtel) and human sciences (De Montfort). The strengths of the FIFA Master in the key areas of graduate employability, alumni networks, quality of teaching and international appeal has seen the programme named as the top postgraduate sports management course in the world by SportBusiness International in their 2014 rankings. Established in 2000, the FIFA Master scooped the top global award at this year's ceremony, having previously been named as the leading course in Europe by the same rankings from 2012 to 2015. More than 500 international sport management courses and alumni submitted data to the 2014 rankings process.

The Master offers students the chance to meet with top international managers from the world of sport (e.g. clubs, federations, associations, etc.) and to be part of a network of highly relevant contacts. Graduates from the course become members of the FMA (the FIFA Master Alumni Association), which guarantees they will remain in touch with important stakeholders in sport.

De Montfort University

Humanities of Sport – The first term is taught at the International Centre for Sport History and Culture (ICSHC) at the De Montfort University, Leicester. The ICSHC was established in 1996 and is today widely acknowledged as the leading centre for the study of sports history in the world. The Humanities of Sport modules addresses the birth of modern sport, professionalisation and internationalisation of sport and sport ethics.

SDA Bocconi

Sport Management – The second term is taught at the SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, one of Europe's most prestigious business schools. This term addresses the area of Sports Management and covers topics such as finance, marketing, organization and governance, strategy, business planning, and event management, applied to the context of sport.

Université de Neuchâtel

Sport Law – The third and final term is taught at the Université de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, whose Law Faculty is one of the top law faculties in Switzerland. This term addresses the area of Sports Law and covers topics such as the legal aspects of the private sector of sport, the legal status of the sports person, legal aspects of sport and health, sport business and law, and methods of dispute resolution.

Final project

The Final Project of the FIFA Master in Management, Law, & Humanities of Sport is seen as an opportunity for postgraduates to conduct original research, demonstrate creativity and independent thinking, as well as to develop and defend their ideas. Working in small research teams, postgraduates develop an inter-disciplinary research project with reference to the course themes of Management, Law and the Humanities of Sport. The final work, which is expected to have an applicable nature to issues faced in world sport, is presented to a specially invited audience of industry and academic experts during a special conference event in Neuchâtel. Previous Final Projects have been implemented directly by sports organizations or by course Alumni in the sports industry.

CIES' postgraduates are examined throughout the FIFA Master in Management, Law, & Humanities of Sport by a variety of assessment methods. These include group assessments, written examinations, oral examinations and research papers. The assessment timetable is devised by each of the three partner universities.

Course patrons

Every year, the FIFA Master class is supported by a globally recognised patron who has made a profound contribution to sport.

:2000/2001 (1st Edition) – Abedi Pele
:2001/2002 (2nd Edition) – Anita DeFrantz
:2002/2003 (3rd Edition) – Michel Platini
:2003/2004 (4th Edition) – Sergey Bubka
:2004/2005 (5th Edition) – Alexander Popov
:2005/2006 (6th Edition) – Sir Bobby Charlton
:2006/2007 (7th Edition) – Lord Sebastian Coe
:2007/2008 (8th Edition) – Sepp Blatter
:2008/2009 (9th Edition) – Nawal El Moutawakel
:2009/2010 (10th Edition) – George Weah
:2010/2011 (11th Edition) – Jérôme Valcke
:2011/2012 (12th Edition) – Jonathan Edwards
:2012/2013 (13th Edition) – Steffi Jones
:2013/2014 (14th Edition) – Christian Karembeu
:2014/2015 (15th Edition) – Jean-Christophe Rolland
:2015/2016 (16th Edition) – Fatma Samoura
:2016/2017 (17th Edition) – Zvonimir Boban
:2017/2018 (18th Edition) – Francois Pienaar
:2018/2019 (19th Edition) – Leonardo Araújo
:2019/2020 (20th Edition) – Arsène Wenger
:2020/2021 (21st Edition) – Fatma Samoura
:2021/2022 (22nd Edition) – Emma Twigg (15th Edition alumnus)
:2022/2023 (23rd Edition) – Gilberto Silva

FIFA Master alumni

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