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With the Master's Degree in Sports Journalism at the UAX Rafa Nadal University School, you will learn about all sports disciplines (football, tennis, motor sports, eSports, basketball...) from a practical and up-to-date perspective. Each sport has its own story and platform, and here you will discover how to tell them. Our 360º programme integrates writing, audiovisual storytelling and digital strategy so that you master both traditional reporting and the latest online trends.
Imagine telling the Davis Cup final or broadcasting a MotoGP match with total confidence and rigour. At UAX Rafa Nadal, you'll do it.
By Juanma Trueba and Antonio Arenas
The Master's Degree in Sports Communication and Journalism at the UAX Rafa Nadal University School is especially aimed at:
In this master's degree you will master:
Máster de Formación Permanente en Comunicación y Periodismo Deportivo
Primer Curso
ASIGNATURAS ANUALES
| Code | Subjects | Character* | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81469 | Historia y evolución del periodismo deportivo | OB | 8 |
| 81470 | Periodismo escrito en el deporte | OB | 8 |
| 81471 | Agencias y especialización por deportes | OB | 8 |
| 81472 | Periodismo audiovisual, radio, podcasting, streaming y narrativa digital | OB | 10 |
| 81473 | Comunicación corporativa, agencias de representación y marketing deportivo | OB | 7 |
| 81474 | Innovación y Tendencias en Periodismo Deportivo | OB | 7 |
| 81475 | Marco legal | OB | 6 |
| 81476 | TFM | OB | 6 |
| TOTAL: | 60 | ||
*Character: BT: Basic Training, Ob: Required, Op: Optional
The Master's Degree in Sports Communication and Journalism has Career Services, where we provide you with the necessary infrastructure so that you can carry out your internship in companies and institutions with which the UAX Rafa Nadal University School has collaboration agreements, to apply the knowledge and skills acquired during the Master's Degree.
Only at the Escuela Universitaria UAX Rafa Nadal we guarantee internships for a period of 3 to 6 months.
Some centres with which we have agreements:
| NAME AND SURNAME | SUBJECTS | BIODATA |
| JUANMA TRUEBA | CHRONICLE, REPORT, INTERVIEW AND INVESTIGATION
CURRENT MODELS OF SPORTS JOURNALISM | DIRECTOR OF THE MASTER'S DEGREE Journalist with more than three decades of experience. He was delegate of As in Andalusia, editor-in-chief of the Real Madrid section and deputy director of the aforementioned media for 11 years. At the same time, he was a contributor to El Larguero and El Transistor with José Ramón de la Morena. Founder and director of A La Contra. |
| ANTONIO ARENAS | AGENCIES AND SPECIALISATION IN SPORTS | CO-DIRECTOR OF THE MASTER'S DEGREE Journalist specialising in tennis. Communication director of the Rafa Nadal Academy, presenter of Pasando bolas on Eurosport and speaker of the Davis Cup. Previously, he was communications director of the Mutua Madrid Open and co-host of the Marcador and Tie-Break programmes on Radio Marca. |
| RAFA THE HOUSE | CHRONICLE, REPORT, INTERVIEW AND INVESTIGATION
CURRENT MODELS OF SPORTS JOURNALISM
GOVERNANCE AND CHANGE OF LEGAL PARADIGM IN SPORT | COORDINATOR OF THE MASTER'S DEGREE Editor in the Sports section of El Confidencial. In 2024, he became the youngest special correspondent at the Paris Olympics. He has also covered two Copa del Rey finals, in 2022 and 2025. Prior to his arrival at El Confidencial, he spent almost four years in the newsroom of A La Contra, which he considers his school. |
| ALFREDO MATILLA | TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS TO BE A 360º JOURNALIST | Editor-in-chief of As. Matilla has returned after a stint at Relevo, where he was editor-in-chief of Information (2022-25). Previously, he had been at As for 16 years (2005-2021). Author of Por si acaso, a book that forms part of the Libros del K.O. illustrated Hooligans collection. |
| ÓSCAR SOTO | TELEVISION, NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY | Journalist specialising in television. Editor of El Chiringuito and Jugones. He began his career in La Coruña following the last steps of Superdépor. |
| BAKER&DANIELS | TELEVISION, NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY | Production company based in Madrid that moves away from the conventional television model to focus on strategic communication and corporate storytelling. It is directed by Miguel Gómez and Fernando Redondo. |
| EMMANUEL RAMIRO | RADIO, PODCASTS AND SOUND NARRATIVES | Journalist at Castilla La Manca TV and radio. Contributor to El Confidencial and Jot Down. Presenter and founder of Guadalajara Sobre Ruedas on YouTube. |
| RAMÓN FUENTES | TELEVISION, NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY | Since 2017, he has been responsible for editing and presenting sports on Telemadrid. Position that he also combined since October 2021 as sports coordinator at the regional radio station, Onda Madrid. For fifteen years in Mediaset presenting the sports news on Telecinco and the major events covered by the audiovisual group (Beijing Olympics 2008, South Africa World Cup 2010, Euro 2012). |
| ALBERTO RAMÍREZ | CURRENT MODELS OF SPORTS JOURNALISM | Head of Sports at El Confidencial. Previously, he worked for Gtres, Deportes Cuatro and Onda Cero. |
| ALEJANDRO REQUEIJO | CHRONICLE, REPORT, INTERVIEW AND INVESTIGATION | Court reporter at El Confidencial. He has been the author of the exclusives Los audios de Florentino and the Rubiales case. Contributor to Líbero magazine. Author of Invasión de Campo. |
| ÁNGEL GARCÍA MUÑIZ | AGENCIES AND SPECIALISATION IN SPORTS | Journalist specialising in tennis news on Cope. He regularly travels to the Grand Slams and the most important tournaments. He has been the voice of Rafa Nadal's successes on the station and now does the same for Carlos Alcaraz. |
| ANTONI DAIMIEL | AGENCIES AND SPECIALISATION IN SPORTS | Journalist with more than three decades of experience in basketball, specifically in the NBA. Previously, he was editor of El Día Después, a revolutionary programme on Canal Plus which he presented for a single season. |
| TONI PADILLA | CURRENT MODELS OF SPORTS JOURNALISM | He is a historian and sports journalist. He began his career at Matadepera Radio, broadcasting Sabadell's matches. Afterwards, he held various posts until he became head of the sports section of the Ara newspaper. He also collaborates with media such as Radio Marca, Gol Play and La Liga TV. He is also one of the founders of the magazine Panenka, of whose editorial board he is a member. |
| BORJA GARCIA | GOVERNANCE AND CHANGE OF LEGAL PARADIGM IN SPORT | He worked for the radio station SER and the newspaper AS. He had the privilege of living and reporting live the World Youth Football Championship in Nigeria as a special correspondent. He is now a university lecturer and is dedicated to researching and explaining the ins and outs of the management and business of sport at a university in the centre of England. |
| CRISTINA BEA | TELEVISION, NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY | Born in Torrent (Valencia, 1983), Cristina Bea studied Journalism at the University of Valencia and took a Master's degree in Marketing and Commercial Management at ESEM (Madrid). Her dream and passion has always been to communicate. She currently works in radio (Radio Marca and À Punt) and television (DAZN). |
| DAVID ALONSO | RADIO, PODCAST AND SOUND NARRATIVES | Presenter of the podcast La otra grada. Previously, member of the team of El Larguero and El Transistor. At Onda Cero he was co-host of Radioestadio motor. |
| DIEGO GARCÍA | AGENCIES AND SPECIALISATION IN SPORTS | Diego García (Madrid, 19 January 1996) is one of the most outstanding walkers in Spanish athletics today, specialising in the 20km race-walking event. Beyond the tracks, he has a solid academic background, having studied Communication Management. |
| ESTEFANÍA REY | INTERNAL AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS | Director of Communication of the COE and the first woman to hold the position. She has led the communication and digital transformation of Spanish Olympism. In Tokyo 2020 she placed the EOC among the five most visible in the world and in Paris 2024 she managed to make Spain and its athletes the third most visible at a global level. |
| FERNANDO RUIZ | AGENCIES AND SPECIALISATION BY SPORT | Director of sports at Eurosport. His voice is undoubtedly linked to tennis, where he is the main narrator of the Grand Slams. He forms a famous tandem with the ex-player Álex Corretja, marked by the complicity between them in the broadcasts. |
| FRANCISCO CABRERO | STORYTELLING AND MARKETING | Trained in Advertising and Marketing and with a Master MBA Executive, Francisco Cabrero has an extensive professional career linked to the world of marketing and communication, both in the corporate sphere and in consultancy. He has worked for companies such as Universidad Europea, Pelayo Seguros and Coca-Cola, and has participated as an expert consultant in brand visibility through sponsorship and partnerships for other companies in the sector. He is also a recognised expert in sports communication and teaching. |
| HUGO PAZOS | INTERNAL AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS | Key Account Manager at YouFirst Sports. He leads digital monetisation projects at KNOT. |
| IÑAKO DÍAZ-GUERRA | CHRONICLE, REPORT, INTERVIEW AND INVESTIGATION | He currently works as a columnist and interviewer for El Mundo with two regular weekly sections: cultural interviews and others in a section called Esta España nuestra. He also collaborates or has collaborated with other media such as RADIO MARCA, Canal+, Movistar and Cadena SER, and spends a lot of time writing prologues for other people's books because he is too lazy to write one himself. |
| JOSÉ CARLOS CARABIAS | CHRONICLE, REPORTAGE, INTERVIEW AND INVESTIGATION | José Carlos Carabias is a journalist with thirty years' experience at ABC who, as a special correspondent, has covered 14 Tours de France, 8 Tours of Italy, 19 Vueltas a España and eight World Cups, as well as travelling to the F1 Grand Prix since 2006. Chronicler and reporter, he has collaborated with different radio and television media. |
| JOSÉ LUIS ROJAS TORRIJOS | CURRENT MODELS OF SPORTS JOURNALISM | José Luis Rojas Torrijos is a journalist with experience in communication offices and radio, print and digital media. Since 2007 he has been linked to the academic field. He is also a speaker and director of conferences and seminars related to sports information. |
| JUAN RODRÍGUEZ-BRISO | TELEVISION, NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY | Juan Rodríguez-Briso studied film at the Film School of the National University of Tucumán (Argentina). In 2015 he produced and directed the feature documentary "Eighteam", screened at the Cannes Film Festival and awarded at the Silicon Valley Film Festival (USA). His latest work is the documentary "La Controversia de Valladolid" (2023) in collaboration with RTVE. |
| LUIS MIGUEL CALVO | CABINETS AND INTERNAL AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATION | Luis Miguel Calvo, Head of Content at YouFirst, is a client-focused media executive with solid experience in the television, sports and advertising markets. He has over twenty years of experience building and managing content production, digital and brand communications teams. |
| MARCOS MARTÍN REBOREDO | CHRONICLE, REPORTAGE, INTERVIEW AND INVESTIGATION | In charge of the digital edition of Atlántico. He studied Journalism at the USC and specialised in cultural journalism at the CEU San Pablo University. He has experience in local and national news and has worked in the digital media, press, radio and news offices. He is a film lover and sports enthusiast. |
| MARIO CORTEGANA | CURRENT MODELS OF SPORTS JOURNALISM | Journalist specialising in Real Madrid news. He gained celebrity by becoming one of the few journalists who said in 2022 that Mbappé would not sign for Madrid. After working for As, Goal and Marca, he is now editor of The Athletic, a sports paper owned by The New York Times. |
| MÓNICA MARCHANTE | TELEVISION, NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY | One of the most renowned journalists in this country since she entered homes through the Canal Plus Sunday 21:00 matches. Mónica has been in charge of the interviews in the box and for the last year she has been in charge of the same function on the pitch. She is also a contributor to Cope's El Partidazo. |
| NURIA BRAVO | CABINETS AND INTERNAL AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATION | Specialist in institutional communication management. 16 years of experience at the head of communication offices. Journalist and political scientist. Expert in launching start-ups and organising major events. Currently, she is the deputy director of the RFEF's Presidency and Communications Office. |
| PATRICIA LÓPEZ | STORYTELLING, MARKETING AND ADVERTISING | Journalist specialising in economic information related to sport. Director of 2Playbook since 2023, she was previously head of content. She began her career in the media Palco 23. |
| ORPHEUS SUAREZ | CHRONICLE, REPORTING, INTERVIEW AND INVESTIGATION | With a degree in Information Sciences from the UAB, he has been working in sports news for more than 30 years. He has worked for La Vanguardia, in Barcelona, and EL MUNDO, in Madrid. He has covered eight Olympic Games and eight World Cups. He holds a doctorate in sports law and has taught undergraduate and master's degrees at various universities. A regular contributor to TVE, he has published several books (Los Cuerpos del Poder, Palabra de entrenador, Hablamos de fútbol and Yo soy español). |
| RAFA VEGA | CURRENT MODELS OF SPORTS JOURNALISM | PhD in Journalism, with a Master's degree in Innovation (specialising in podcasting) and an MBA focused on audiovisual companies. In addition, he did a summer internship at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University. She has been working in television since 2001. |
| RAQUEL BENITO | CURRENT MODELS OF SPORTS JOURNALISM | Editor-in-chief of El Confidencial. In charge of coordinating major sports coverage from the newspaper's news desk. |
| RAÚL ROMOJARO | AGENCIES AND SPECIALISATION IN SPORTS | Raúl Romojaro has developed his journalistic career in the newspaper As, which he joined in 1988, specialising in motoring news (competition and product). From that year until 1996 he was special correspondent for the motorcycling grand prix, a task he combined with the deputy management of the magazines Top Auto and Top Moto, within the Semana Group. In 1998 he was appointed head of the motoring section of AS, becoming editor-in-chief of the same publication in 2004. In 2015 he was in charge of the development of the website El Motor de Prisa Noticias, until his return to AS in 2020. In 2021 he joined the transversal project of PRISA Motor as editor-in-chief. |
| RAÚL RUIZ | TELEVISION, NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY | Former footballer who became famous after the Copa del Rey play-off between Barcelona and Numancia. He recorded images for Canal Plus with a camera given to him by the programme and since then he has dedicated himself to communication. He has recorded numerous original reports, has done interviews of all kinds and has even presented programmes. He is currently the vice-president of the Riojan Football Federation and collaborates with Carrusel Deportivo and El Larguero. |
| ROBERTO MORALES | TELEVISION, NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY | Journalist at Efe. Collaborator in El Chiringuito de Jugones and Partidazo de Cope. Managing partner of Social Media Manager. |
| SALVA MARTÍN | CURRENT MODELS OF SPORTS JOURNALISM | Salva Martín (Melilla, 1985) is a journalist and specialist in sports communication and digital marketing. He began his professional career in different media, such as the newspaper As or La Sexta. He was a founding partner of Elite Sport Magazine, a pioneer in the technology of applications for mobiles and tablets. He has also worked in the Communication department in several companies and agencies, as well as teaching at the Universidad Europea. |
| SANDRA DÍAZ | TELEVISION, NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY | Sandra Díaz Arcas was born on 23 March 1993 in Murcia, where she remained until she was 18. She then decided to move to Madrid to begin her studies in Journalism and Audiovisual Communication, degrees that she now holds. The journalist Sandra Díaz is one of the presenters of the LALIGA EA SPORTS matches on DAZN and she is also the presenter of DAZN's El Post. |
| SARA CARMONA | TECHNIQUES, TOOLS AND SKILLS TO BE A 360º JOURNALIST | She currently collaborates with RTVE and is an analyst at LALIGA, in the project with Microsoft: Beyond Stats. For years, teaching has been part of his daily work. |
| SENN FERRERO | GOVERNANCE AND CHANGE OF LEGAL PARADIGM IN SPORT | Senn Ferrero Asociados is a leading and benchmark company in the sports and entertainment sector, providing services worldwide, with a high level of personalisation and professionalism, through a comprehensive and multi-area value proposition that is unique in the industry. |
| SERGIO ALBERRUCHE | STORYTELLING, MARKETING AND ADVERTISING
CURRENT MODELS OF SPORTS JOURNALISM | He has been part of newsrooms such as Guadalajara Dosmil, Diario AS and the digital media A la contra. He has also carried out management tasks in the corporate sphere as Director of Communication for C.D. Guadalajara and content manager in communication agencies. |
| SUSANA GUASCH | TELEVISION, NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY | Susana Guasch is a prominent Spanish journalist and presenter with a solid career in sports news, especially linked to football. After consolidating her career at La Sexta and Antena 3, she joined Movistar Plus+, where she leads shows such as Noche de Champions. She is renowned for her direct style in on-field interviews and her regular presence on top-rated radio programmes such as El Partidazo on COPE. |
| TOMÁS DE COS | CURRENT MODELS OF SPORTS JOURNALISM | Deputy director of strategy at Diario AS. Born in Madrid in 1975, he has spent half his life linked to AS.com, where he has held multiple positions: web editor, front page editor, product manager, editor-in-chief of the America edition, deputy director of AS.com and director of digital strategy and international expansion. From the latter, he promoted the launch of the international editions of AS in Chile, Colombia, Mexico, USA Latino, Argentina, Peru and USA English; the improvement of content distribution (via search engines and social networks) and the launch of AS's vertical portals. |
| TOMÁS RONCERO | TELEVISION, NEWS AND DOCUMENTARIES | He is currently Deputy Director of As, a contributor to Carrusel and El Larguero, as well as a commentator on El Chiringuito de Jugones. In his long professional career, which began in 1987, he worked at the Colpisa agency, El Mundo del Siglo XXI (1990-2001), Onda Cero, Radio Nacional de España and El Tirachinas on Cadena Cope. |
| VICENTE JIMÉNEZ | CURRENT MODELS OF SPORTS JOURNALISM | Former editor of As, Jiménez has had a long and successful career at Prisa. He was editor-in-chief, deputy director, assistant director and correspondent at El País before becoming director of Ser and Prisa's music stations. His last task at the group was to take charge of the sports masthead, which he directed between 2019 and 2025. |
| RAFA SAHUQUILLO | RADIO, PODCAST AND SOUND NARRATIVE | Rafa Sahuquillo is a sports journalist of reference in Spain, widely recognised for his work at Radio MARCA, where he is editor-in-chief. With a career closely linked to football narration and analysis, he has become one of the station's most familiar voices, actively participating in emblematic programmes such as Directo MARCA and La Pizarra de Quintana. |
Este máster capacita a los estudiantes para desarrollar su carrera en el ámbito de la comunicación especializada en deporte, con oportunidades en medios tradicionales, digitales y entidades del sector. Algunas de las principales salidas profesionales son:
Periodista deportivo en prensa, radio o televisión
Comentarista de partidos o torneos deportivos
Especialista en comunicación digital y plataformas emergentes
Gestor, responsable o director de comunicación en clubes, federaciones o entidades deportivas
Gestor o productor de eventos deportivos
Editor de programas especializados
Fotoperiodista deportivo
Consultor en comunicación deportiva
Docente o formador en comunicación deportiva
Este programa ofrece una formación integral que combina teoría, práctica y contacto directo con profesionales del sector, preparando al alumno para afrontar los retos de la comunicación deportiva actual.
During your study programme, you'll have exclusive online training content that Rafa Nadal himself and his entire team have worked on, sharing their experiences and revealing the secrets that have led him to success: Toni Nadal, Carlos Moyá, Ángel Ruiz Cotorro, Rafael Maymó, Carlos Costa, Benito Pérez-Barbadillo, Gemma Bes and Maribel Nadal.
You'll access unique content that will help you hone the qualities today's job market demands: effort, cooperation, empathy, leadership, professional ethics, responsibility and commitment, humility and confidence, resilience, discipline, and hard work.
In collaboration with the business platform for the sports industry benchmark, you will have exclusive access to the 'Sports Observatory, by 2 Playbook'. A digital space in which you will participate to acquire certain skills and knowledge by which you will be evaluated on debates related to current affairs and the module you are studying at any given time.
In this way, you will have an additional learning space to the classroom itself, having access to exclusive articles and reports of interest that will complement the syllabus of each subject.
In addition, from the moment you enroll, you will have an annual subscription to 2Playbook Club where you will be part of the next generation of sports professionals, with access to premium content, tickets for events and the most important network of contacts in the sports industry: sports clubs, fitness & wellbeing chains, high performance centers, etc.
Staff of active professionals
Who have marked the history of Spanish sports journalism.
They are not just teachers. They are your gateway to the industry.
Throughout the Master's course, you will experience sport from the inside: from the Rafa Nadal Academy to the Davis Cup, via leading companies such as YouFirst, PlayStation or Dario AS.
We train professionals with experts who are already transforming the world of health and the sports industry, with the UAX DNA and Rafa Nadal's work model.
We need to know a little about you so that we can give you a personalised service.
All fields are required
We are not telling you this, but those who have already experienced it. They have lived it from the inside. Now they tell it to you in first person.
El máster de comunicación y periodismo deportivo tiene una duración de 9 meses y son en total 60 créditos. Comienza en octubre y podrás aprender de los mejores comunicadores y periodistas del país y realizar prácticas en las empresas más punteras.
Sports journalism offers a variety of career opportunities, such as sports journalist in the media, radio or television commentator, sports book writer, sports web content editor and public relations in sports teams or institutions. It is also possible to specialise in investigative journalism, social media management or sports data analysis, expanding opportunities in this field.
To study the master's degree in sports journalism you will need to submit the following documents:
Other related qualifications
We have a very diverse academic offer, you are sure to find a programme that suits you.