European Football in the Worldwide Context

European Football in the Worldwide Context is a seminar/course of the first semester of the master's degree in European Football. In this subject, the students will have a deep understanding on the various performances of national teams in competitions either them being continental or international. The students will also discuss and compare some historical campaigns of sucessfull and unsucessfull national teams from Europe and debate the future of European National Teams.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the semester the student must have acquired the following knowledges:
 * Identifying some of the most well-known international competitions in football in terms of national teams
 * Identifying key national teams with huge historical influence in Europe and in the World
 * Talking about important figures in the rise and fall of some national teams in Europe
 * Being able to compare National European Teams with others, in cases of success and unsuccess
 * Explaining why certain teams manage to be great while others are bad
 * Being able to write hypothesis on the future of national teams

Course Outline

 * 1) Introduction to European National Teams
 * 2) The Continental Cup: European Cup (Euro)
 * 3) World Cup and Confederations Cup - Europe in Football's Biggest Stage
 * 4) Important Campaigns of European National Teams in the World Cup
 * 5) The FIFA Ranking and the European Supremacy
 * 6) From San Marino to Germany - What makes a national team fail or win
 * 7) Future of the national teams of Europe

Evaluation Critera
45% - 1 written test 35% - 1 written paper on topics about national teams in Europe 10% - class participation