Master in Markets, Industry and Sports and Entertainment Law

Module I – The international and national regulation of sport activity 

• The structured international organization
• The international organization in private associations.
• A model with its own characters: The Major Leagues of the United States.
• The role of international organizations in sport.
• The Spanish sports model.

Module II – Sports agents. 

• Sports entities.
• The athlete.
• The agent.
• The event organizers.
• Other sports agents: referees and coaches.
• The regulation of sports professions. Regulated professions and free movement.

Module III – Structure and content of the sports competition. 

• Official and unofficial competitions and sporting events.
• The structure of income and expenses of sports entities.

Module IV – The exploitation of sports activity 

• Rights of sports competitions.
• The management and national and international exploitation of rights.
• New forms of television and exploitation of rights.
• System of exploitation of cinematographic productions.
• Sports activity and competition law.

Module V – Brand exploitation and advertising. 

• Intellectual property.
• Industrial Property. Trademarks and trade names.
• Advertising and its forms.
• Sponsorship of sports activity.
• Marketing and sponsorship of sports activity.
• Provision of services in sporting events: external relations and protocol.
• Data protection regime.

Module VI – Sports activity as a support for other economic activities. 

• Game and bets.
• Videogames.

Module VII – Sports and informational activity. 

• Right to information.
• Retransmission rights.
• Exercise of the informative activity and its limits.

Module VIII – Conflict resolution in the field of sport 

• The general formulation of the extrajudicial conflict resolution systems. Submission, resolution and execution in Spain.
• Institutional models for conflict resolution in sport.
• Arbitration and mediation in sport.

Module IX – The governance of sports entities in today’s society 

• The governance of sports entities.
• Compliance and criminal liability of sports entities.
• Audit and other forms of control

Module X – The financial scheme of sport 

• Economic analysis of the sports industry.
• Profitability of sports spaces.
• Investment funds.
• Financing of sports entities through capital markets.

Module XI – Taxation of sports activity. 

• Taxation of professional athletes.
• Taxation of sports entities.
• Taxation of sporting events.
• Verification and inspection procedures.