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International Centre for Sports History and Culture (ICSHC) To learn more about postgraduate study telephone +44 (0)116 250 6470
or email [email protected]

The International Centre for Sports History and Culture was established at De Montfort University in 1996 and is today widely acknowledged as the leading centre for the study of sport history in the world. If you would like to learn more about the research conducted by the Centre please contact the ICSHC at the following address - [email protected]

Postgraduate research can be conducted as MA by Research, MPhil and PhD.

Last month we welcomed The FIFA Master 27th edition class to the International Centre for Sports History and Culture her...
14/10/2026

Last month we welcomed The FIFA Master 27th edition class to the International Centre for Sports History and Culture here at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) for the opening Humanities of Sport module of the course.

Read the full De Montfort University news story, which includes interviews with several members of the class, at this link -

https://www.dmu.ac.uk/current-students/student-news/2026/october/the-latest-cohort-of-fifa-masters-students-enrol-on-europes-top-postgraduate-sports-management-course.aspx

New FIFA Master 'Where are they now?' interview with 2025 graduate and now Women's Football and Technical Support Manage...
13/10/2026

New FIFA Master 'Where are they now?' interview with 2025 graduate and now Women's Football and Technical Support Manager, Football Association of Malawi (FAM), Blandina Khumbo Mdebwe.

Blandina began her The FIFA Master course studies in the Humanities of Sport here at the International Centre for Sports History and Culture, De Montfort University Leicester (DMU).

Read the full interview at this link -
https://www.cies.ch/education/fifa-master/alumni/where-are-they-now/watn-detail/article/fifa-master-alumni-where-are-they-now-blandina-khumbo-mdebwe

There is only one Wimbledon! It is always a privilege to be welcomed by the All England Club for our International Centr...
13/10/2026

There is only one Wimbledon!
It is always a privilege to be welcomed by the All England Club for our International Centre for Sports History and Culture (ICSHC) FIFA Master Humanities of Sport module field visit.

Pictures by ICSHC James Panter.

'Q: What do you get when you put twenty-eight people with twenty-two different nationalities together in the same room?'...
12/10/2026

'Q: What do you get when you put twenty-eight people with twenty-two different nationalities together in the same room?'

Opening The FIFA Master 27th edition class report as they begin their Humanities of Sport module studies here at the International Centre for Sports History and Culture (ICSHC) De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) -

https://www.cies.ch/cies/news/news-detail/article/q-what-do-you-get-when-you-put-twenty-eight-people-with-twenty-two-different-nationalities-together-in-the-same-room

'The latest cohort of FIFA Master's students enrol on Europe's top postgraduate sports management course'.Students from ...
07/10/2026

'The latest cohort of FIFA Master's students enrol on Europe's top postgraduate sports management course'.

Students from as far as Australia, Japan, Morocco, Canada and Uzbekistan have travelled to De Montfort University (DMU) Leicester to start studying on the renowned FIFA Master’s course.

Regarded as one of the best sports management courses in the world, the one-year programme sees students spend a term at DMU’s International Centre for Sports History and Culture (ICSHC) before moving on to complete their studies at both the SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan, Italy, and Switzerland’s University of Neuchâtel.

The course, which is co-ordinated by the Centre International d’Etude du Sport (CIES) was last month named as Europe’s top ranked postgraduate sports management course by SportBusiness for the 14th time. The course was also ranked by the same organisation as the second-best sports management course in the world.

Full De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) News Report at this link -
https://www.dmu.ac.uk/current-students/student-news/2026/october/the-latest-cohort-of-fifa-masters-students-enrol-on-europes-top-postgraduate-sports-management-course.aspx


The FIFA Master

Yesterday is always a special day in the calendar, as we began the start of a new academic year with the arrival of The ...
18/09/2026

Yesterday is always a special day in the calendar, as we began the start of a new academic year with the arrival of The FIFA Master 27th Edition class for their Induction sessions with us here at the International Centre for Sports History and Culture, De Montfort University Leicester (DMU).

The class this year has travelled from around the world and includes students from Tunisia, USA, Jordan, Brazil, France, Germany, Australia, Morocco, Uzbekistan, Egypt, Canada, Japan, Portugal, Maldives, India, Argentina and Italy. It is great to welcome everyone to Leicester!

Picture by FIFA Master Module Coordinator James Panter.

'FIFA Master awards success continues with new No.1 in Europe and No.2 in the world rankings'.The FIFA Master has mainta...
15/09/2026

'FIFA Master awards success continues with new No.1 in Europe and No.2 in the world rankings'.

The FIFA Master has maintained its position as the leading postgraduate sport management course in Europe with a record-breaking 14th No.1 award in the new 2026 SportBusiness rankings. In addition, the course has been named as No.2 in the world.

The course is organised by the CIES - International Centre for Sports Studies, Switzerland, in cooperation with the International Centre for Sports History and Culture here at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU), SDA Bocconi School of Management in Italy and the Sports Law Faculty at the Université de Neuchâtel in Switzerland.

Further details at this link -
https://www.sportbusiness.com/2026/09/pgr-2026-2-the-international-centre-for-sport-studies-cies-international-master-ma-in-management-law-and-humanities-of-sport/

HISTORY MAKER!Saffie Osborne becomes the first female jockey to win a British Classic race by winning the 250th edition ...
14/09/2026

HISTORY MAKER!
Saffie Osborne becomes the first female jockey to win a British Classic race by winning the 250th edition of the St Leger (oldest classic in the world) on Highwayman.

'BBC's John Murray speaks of his affinity for Leicester as he receives honorary degree'.BBC Radio 5 live senior football...
10/09/2026

'BBC's John Murray speaks of his affinity for Leicester as he receives honorary degree'.

BBC Radio 5 live senior football correspondent, John Murray, received an honorary degree from De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) this week during a special graduation ceremony held at Curve Theatre.

Read the full news story at this link -

https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2026/september/bbcs-john-murray-speaks-of-his-affinity-for-leicester-as-he-receives-honorary-degree.aspx


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