For ten years, WFS has been the meeting point of the football industry — the place where the people driving the game come together to talk about what comes next.
Today, we open that door to the next generation.
A New Partnership, A New Pathway
Our partnership with the Global Institute of Sport (GIS) creates scholarship and internship opportunities for aspiring sports industry professionals. Together, we’re building a pathway that brings young talent inside WFS — working alongside us on the conversations that will shape the industry’s next chapter, and giving them direct exposure to one of football’s leading global business networks.
Why GIS
GIS has become the reference point for football business education globally. The numbers speak for themselves:
- #1 in the world for Career Advancement, Industry Network, and Quality of Faculty in the Sports Business Rankings
- 79% of graduates go on to work in sport
- 99% secure employment within six months of graduating
Through GIS, students already benefit from a truly global learning experience and access to a network of 50+ industry partners. Now, that network extends directly into WFS.
What This Means for the Next Generation
Scholarship and internship recipients through this partnership will gain firsthand exposure to how the football business actually works — sitting alongside the executives, rights-holders, and decision-makers who use WFS as their meeting point every year.
For GIS, this partnership is another step in a broader mission: connecting education with real industry opportunity, and making sure ambition is met with access.
Building the Industry’s Next Chapter, Together
The football industry’s future won’t be built by any one organization alone, but rather by the people who show up early, ask the right questions, and earn a seat at the table.
That’s what this partnership is about. Together with GIS, we want to make sure the next generation of the football industry helps build it from within at WFS Madrid 2026.