LALIGA Business School celebrates its seventh graduation ceremony with Javier Tebas in attendance

The event was presided over by Javier Tebas, president of LALIGA; José Moya, director of LALIGA BUSINESS SCHOOL; and Luis Couceiro, general director of UAX, along with other authorities and representatives from the sports and academic sectors. In addition, Olympic karate champion Sandra Sánchez, who studied for an MBA in sports management at LALIGA Business School, was the patron of the new graduating class alongside Óscar Mayo, managing director of Business and Operations at Atlético de Madrid.

This is the edition with the highest number of graduates in the history of LALIGA BUSINESS SCHOOL: 233 students from more than 20 different countries received their degrees after completing the training programmes promoted by LALIGA. This figure consolidates sustained growth in recent years, in line with the school's international expansion. The countries represented were: Germany, Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Spain, France, India, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

Students graduating during the 2024-2025 academic year have completed the following master's degrees offered by LALIGA BUSINESS SCHOOL:

·       MBA of LALIGA (programme in English) ·       MBA of LALIGA (programme in Spanish) ·       Master's Degree in Global Sports Marketing. ·       Master's Degree in Sports Marketing. ·       Master's Degree in Digital Transformation and AI in Sport. ·       Master's Degree in Sports Event Organisation. ·       Master's Degree in Law Applied to Professional Football. ·       Master's Degree in Football Management, Methodology and Analysis.

Javier Tebas, president of LALIGA, highlighted: "At LALIGA, we have always understood that the professionalisation of the sports sector requires quality training. That is why we are committed to creating LALIGA BUSINESS SCHOOL as our own project, with programmes designed and coordinated by our professionals, and even taught at our own headquarters. Today, we proudly celebrate this seventh class of graduates, who are entering the sports industry with the tools they need to drive its growth and face the challenges of the future."

A unique educational commitment in sport

LALIGA is the only sports competition with its own educational department of this kind. Its programmes are designed and run by renowned professionals in the sports industry and from the league and its clubs themselves, in line with the demands of a rapidly evolving sector.

With this seventh graduation, the school reaffirms its commitment to advanced training in sports management, marketing, sports analysis and management, law and technology applied to sport, and consolidates its global reach.