FutureLearn

Football: More than a Game (FutureLearn)

Offered by University of Edinburgh,

Explore the role of football in the world today - including finances, clubs, nations and rivalries - with this free online course. Explore the world of football (soccer), the money, the rivalries, the trends, the past, the present, the men’s game, the woman’s game and the real issues. Whether you love it, hate it or try to ignore it – join us as we go behind the scenes to examine why football is more than just a game.

Class Deals by MOOC List - Click here and see FutureLearn's Active Discounts, Deals, and Promo Codes.

From street soccer to multi-million dollar transfers, from the men’s game to the women’s, from the global to the local, from the beaches of Brazil to the fight against poverty this online course looks beyond the pitch, to explore football’s role in society and possibly a community near you.

Syllabus

Week 1: Football: History, myths and power
Week 2: The global spectacle of football
Week 3: Great football clubs, nations and matches that changed the world
Week 4: The FIFA World Cup – Who are the champions of the world?
Week 5: Football for international development, Drogba diplomacy and peace
Week 6: Football finances, ownership and review

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

Understand the importance of concepts to explain football in different countries
Understand and explain the role of football within international development
Critically examine and understand the use of data and evidence
Consider the role of history in explaining trends and change
Develop communication, IT and data analysis skills
Apply knowledge, skills and understanding to explain why Football is more than a game
Develop autonomy, accountability and working

Go to Class

MOOC List is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Related Courses

Coursera

Rice University

An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 2) (Coursera)

CS: Software Engineering CS: Programming

This two-part course is designed to help students with very little or no computing background learn the basics of building simple interactive applications. Our language of choice, Python, is an easy-to learn, high-level computer language that is used in many of the computational courses offered on Coursera. To make learning Python easy, we have developed a new browser-based programming environment that makes developing interactive applications in Python simple.

Nov 2nd 2026

4 Weeks

Game Programming Python

FutureLearn

Deakin University

Coaching in the Knowledge Era (FutureLearn)

Management & Leadership Health & Society

Find out how to become a successful coach in the knowledge era and learn key coaching skills. We live in a world where technology is constantly changing and information can be shared instantly. As a result, coaches need to be able to adapt their skills effectively to working in the knowledge era. On this course, you’ll explore what it means to be a coach in the knowledge era, and recognise why different coaching techniques are required to be successful.

No sessions available

2 Weeks

Coaching Coaching Skills

Coursera

Stanford University,The University of British Columbia

Game Theory II: Advanced Applications (Coursera)

Robotics & Computer Vision

Popularized by movies such as "A Beautiful Mind", game theory is the mathematical modeling of strategic interaction among rational (and irrational) agents. Over four weeks of lectures, this advanced course considers how to design interactions between agents in order to achieve good social outcomes. Three main topics are covered: social choice theory (i.e., collective decision making and voting systems), mechanism design, and auctions.

Nov 9th 2026

5-12 Weeks

Game Economics Social Sciences

FutureLearn

Deakin University

The Self-aware Coach (FutureLearn)

Management & Leadership

Find out why self-awareness is so important in coaching and leadership, and learn strategies to apply to your own practice. Coaches and leaders need to be self-aware and emotionally intelligent, in order to provide clear instructions, advice and motivation to others. On this course, you’ll learn how to apply strategies to enhance your own self-awareness as a coach or leader.

No sessions available

2 Weeks

Leadership Coaching Leader

Coursera

California Institute of the Arts

Introduction to Game Design (Coursera)

CS: Design & Product Art and Culture

Welcome! This course is an introduction to the primary concepts of gaming, and an exploration of how these basic concepts affect the way gamers interact with our games. In this course you will understand what defines a “game” and the mechanics and rules behind different types of games. Through four linked assignments you'll learn ways to create and describe a game concept, and specifically what makes a compelling game. This course focuses on the conceptual underpinnings of games, and all assignments can be completed with a pencil and paper – no previous programming knowledge is required.

Nov 2nd 2026

4 Weeks

Game Art Game Design

FutureLearn

Deakin University

Team Coaching (FutureLearn)

Management & Leadership Health & Society

Learn how to use a range of coaching principles and strategies to create a positive and supportive team culture. Understand how to build a strong team. Coaches play an important role in establishing team culture, determining team goals and supporting team members. On this course, you’ll learn how to use a range of coaching principles and strategies to create a cohesive and inclusive team environment.

No sessions available

2 Weeks

Coaching Business Coach Team

Coursera

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Gameplay en videojuegos (Coursera)

CS: Design & Product

¿Cómo se estructura y funciona un programa de videojuego? Es lo que comúnmente se conoce como 'gameplay', y que constituirá nuestro núcleo de estudio en este curso. Su análisis detallado nos permitirá comprender su importancia, y qué funcionalidades debe tener. Analizaremos también la interface gráfica del usuario (GUI), que finalmente condiciona el hecho de que el jugador pueda interaccionar correctamente con el videojuego. Para definir y comprender mejor los conceptos se usan ejemplos y referentes de videojuegos de la industria.

Nov 2nd 2026

4 Weeks

Game Video Games Graphic Interfaces

Coursera

New York Institute of Finance

Introduction to Risk Management (Coursera)

Economics & Finance Business

What is risk? Why do firms manage risk? In this course, you will be introduced to the different types of business and financial risks, their sources, and best practice methods for measuring risk. This course will help you gauge different risk types and set risk limits, describe the key factors that drive each type of risk, and identify the steps needed to choose probability distributions to estimate risk.

Nov 2nd 2026

5-12 Weeks

Business Money Risk Management

Coursera

Arizona State University

Inglés Empresarial: Gestión y Liderazgo (Coursera)

Languages & Literature

¿Es usted un ejecutivo de negocios o gerente que utiliza inglés en su profesión? Entonces Ud. sabe que la buena comunicación empresarial en inglés exige los enfoques, el vocabulario y las estructuras lingüísticas específicas. En este curso, Ud. seguirá, a lo largo con un gerente recién promovido, como ella construye y conduce a su equipo hacia el éxito.

Nov 16th 2026

5-12 Weeks

Management English Coaching

Coursera

Universidad Austral

Historia de las reglas del fútbol en Inglaterra y en Argentina (Coursera)

Humanities History

El curso es accesible para todos los aficionados al fútbol ya sean del nivel de un principiante como el de un profesional dado que describe de una manera clara y sencilla cómo se originó el fútbol en Inglaterra en el Siglo XIV y el modo en que se fueron desarrollando las reglas de juego, que comprenden la forma en que los futbolistas lo practicaban (con los pies, con las manos, con o sin arcos, el tamaño de la pelota, del campo de juego, cantidad de jugadores por lado, etc.) y las reglas de competición, que ordenan cómo se organiza una federación nacional, el formato de los campeonatos, los requisitos que deben cumplir los clubes afiliados, la fiscalización de los resultados, etc.

Nov 9th 2026

5-12 Weeks

Game Football Sport

Coursera

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Serious Gaming (Coursera)

Education Social Sciences

Have you ever wondered how playing games can help us to train people, deal with societal challenges or raise awareness of contemporary social issues? In this MOOC you will learn the ins and outs of games that are designed with exactly those purposes in mind: serious games. We will define serious games and discuss the different types that have been developed. We will explain why people like to play them and what impact they may have.

Nov 23rd 2026

5-12 Weeks

Game Philosophy Education

Coursera

University of Colorado Boulder

Baseball into the Millennium (Coursera)

Sports History

In this course, we will explore the more recent history of baseball in America, through similar lenses as ones we have already used. Money & labor, culture, shutdowns, and patriotism & nationalism are our main themes for this fourth and final course. We will also look at how contemporary trends such as COVID-19 tie back to a distant history.

Nov 2nd 2026

4 Weeks

Sports Money Baseball