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The Quarterly Interview # 34: Adam Crothers

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The Irish-Australian Adam Crothers is another FIFA Master Alumni with an impressive career in sport. Graduate from the 11th edition of the course, he actually already had some experience working in sport before enrolling in the programme. “After graduating in Business and Economics, I was fo…

fma_committee·21 February 2021

The Quarterly Interview # 34: Biplav Gautam

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The Nepalese-American Biplav Gautam graduated from the 7th edition of the FIFA Master, back in 2007, and since then has built a solid career in the sports industry, primarily in Asia, where he has been based since graduation. Bip, as he’s known among his friends, is one of the better connect…

fma_committee·14 February 2021

The Quarterly Interview # 34: Shoko Tsuji

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The Japanese Shoko Tsuji is yet another talented woman who benefited from her FIFA Master experience to boost her career in sports. She had already studied Sports Sciences at Waseda University, in Japan, and then did a Masters’ degree in Sports Journalism in Spain, when, in 20…

fma_committee·7 February 2021

The Quarterly Interview #33: Eden Ghebresellassie

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You can say that Eden Ghebresellassie epitomises the diversity which the FIFA Master is known for. American, born and raised in Italy, to Eritrean parents, Eden holds not only three different nationalities, but also a multifaceted global view of our world. When deciding her major in college, Eden…

fma_committee·15 September 2020

The Quarterly Interview #33: Veronika Muehlhofer

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The Austrian Veronika Muehlhofer is one of the leading figures in the sport of rugby today. She is the CEO of the Swiss Rugby Union, the national federation for the sports of Rugby in Switzerland, she sits in the Board of Rugby Europe, the continental federation, as well as on the Council for Wor…

fma_committee·12 September 2020

Congratulations, Class of 2020. Welcome to the FIFA Master Alumni!

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It hasn’t been easy. In the midst of an unprecedent global pandemic, the 20th edition of the FIFA Master has faced immense challenges in the past months… and they have overcome them all! This Friday, 17 July 2020, the 32 students were awarded their diplomas and are now officially FIFA Master alum…

fma_committee·17 July 2020

The Quarterly Interview #32: James Kitching

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The Autralian-Italian James Kitching recently joined FIFA as its new Director of Football Regulatory. He graduated from the FIFA Master in 2012, and one could say that his career in sports career skyrocketed since then.   He started working in sports at 21, when he was elected to the Executi…

fma_committee·20 June 2020

The Quarterly Interview #31: Betsy Pollard-Maxfield

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  The American Betsy Maxfield is another great example of an outstanding professional graduated from the FIFA Master. Betsy started working in the sports industry straight out of university, when she joined, as an itern, the company headed by the legendary sports businessman Lamar Hunt, whic…

fma_committee·21 April 2020

The Quarterly Interview #30: Rhali El Amrani

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Before joining the 12th edition of the FIFA Master, the Moroccan-Canadian Rhali El Amrani worked as a corporate banker, but his dream had always been to work in the football industry. According to Rhali, the knowledge, and especially the network provided by the master allowed him to secure a posi…

fma_committee·16 January 2020

FIFA Master Alumni shine at the first Princeton Soccer Conference

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The first ever Princeton Soccer Conference, which was supported by the FIFA Master Alumni Association, was held last weekend, on 7-8 December, at the prestigious Princeton University, in New Jersey, USA. Within the support provided by the FMA to the organisers, was the opportunity to identify and…

fma_committee·12 December 2019

The Quarterly Interview #30: Ashley Ehlert

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The American Ashley Ehlert started working in sport while still studying at University of Central Florida. She supported the (American) football team, dealing with NCAA compliance issues related to recruitment. She remembers: “When I started working for the football team, I was not positive I wan…

fma_committee·18 November 2019

The Quarterly Interview #29: Martin Kaswurm

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The Austrian Martin Kaswurm, 33, co-founded the sports marketing and events agency Chaka2 ten years ago – that was a few years before enrolling in the FIFA Master, in 2013. Through his agency’s activities and his work with sports organisations, such as the International Volleyball Federation, he …

fma_committee·20 September 2019

Emma Twigg picks up silver at the World Rowing Championships and gets closer to Tokyo 2020

FMA News

On September 1st, Emma Twigg (FMA ’15) competed in the World Rowing Championships in Linz, Austria. Among the crowds screaming from the stands were members from three editions of the FMA. Emma put in an outstanding performance! After two years away, it has been a very successful comeback season w…

fma_committee·12 September 2019

FMA Committee President Martin Kaswurm's TED Talk

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A few weeks ago, Martin Kaswurm (Class of 2014), currently the FMA Committee President, presented at the TEDx MCInnsbruck about his visionary endeavour: the creation and promotion of Snow Volleyball, and how that sport may help the IOC to further popularise the Winter Olympic Games. TEDx YouTube …

fma_committee·23 July 2019

Congratulations, Class of 2019. Welcome to the FIFA Master Alumni!

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On Friday, 12 July 2019, the 19th edition of the FIFA Master graduated at a ceremony at Neuchâtel's Castle. This years's patron was Brazilian football legend, Leonardo de Araujo, 1994 FIFA World Cup winner, and currently the sporting director of French club Paris St. Germain. The FMA Committee wo…

fma_committee·15 July 2019

The Quarterly Interview #28: Francisco Porras Lima

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The Spaniard Francisco Porras Lima is yet another example of a successful professional leaving a positive mark in the sports world who has come from the ranks of the FIFA Master in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport. A lawyer by trade, he is currently the Director of Governance and Instituti…

fmacommittee·10 June 2019

FIFA Master named the best sport management postgrad in Europe for the 7th time

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A sports management course which attracts students from all over the world has been named the best of its kind in Europe for an unprecedented seventh year running. The FIFA Master International MA in Management, Law and Humanities, co-ordinated by the Centre International d’Etude du Sport (CIES) …

fma_committee·30 May 2019

Brazilian Alumni Star Outstanding Seminar in Rio

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On Saturday, 30 March, FGV, Brazil’s most important think-tank, and CIES jointly held their ninth seminar in sport management – this time the theme was “Successful Career Paths in the Sports Industry” – as it celebrated the 10th edition of the FIFA FGV CIES Executive Programme, as well as the 20t…

fma_committee·4 April 2019

The Quarterly Interview #27: Gustavo Oliveira Vieira

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The Brazilian Gustavo Oliveira Vieira is a pioneer. He is one of the 20-plus young professionals who, in 2001, graduated from the first ever class of the International Master in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport, a.k.a. the FIFA Master. From then on, he built an impressive career in sports.…

fmacommittee·8 March 2019

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