After unveiling the top organisations across ten industry categories, we now reach the most prestigious list of all: the Top 10 Overall Most Attractive Employers in Sport 2025.
This exclusive ranking reflects the ultimate dream employers in the global sports industry - the organisations that professionals across all disciplines, geographies, and experience levels most aspire to work for. To appear here means standing out not only within a specific sector, but across the entire landscape of sport.
The final rankings will be revealed on May 8th, at the iWorkinSport Awards Ceremony held at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, as part of the iWorkinSport Convention & Job Fair.
The shortlist includes a dynamic mix of employers from across the sport ecosystem - sporting goods giants, governing bodies, a global club, a league, and two of the most influential sports marketing agencies. It also reinforces the power of brand recognition, global reach, and purpose-driven leadership in shaping employer appeal.
The list was derived from the global iWorkinSport survey, which asked professionals working (or aspiring to work) in sport: “If you could choose to work anywhere in sport, where would that be?”
Respondents voted in category-specific lists, then identified a single organisation as their “Employer of their Dreams.” The organisations most frequently selected form the Top 10 Overall.
In alphabetical order, the Top 10 Most Attractive Employers in Sport 2025 are:
adidas
FIBA
FIFA
Infront Sports & Media
IOC
NBA
Nike
Real Madrid
SPORTFIVE
UEFA
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The iWorkinSport Most Attractive Employers in Sport 2025 Report will be released on May 9th, 2025, featuring detailed rankings, analysis of key industry trends, and exclusive interviews with sport business leaders. Pre-order your free copy HERE.
More about The Most Attractive Employers in Sport 2025
The 2025 survey was conducted from 1 February to 15 March, gathering 1,148 responses from professionals of 65 different nationalities, living in 57 countries. A highly qualified sample, 91% of respondents hold at least a bachelor’s degree, with 65% having completed postgraduate education. Notably, 93% of participants already work in sport.
Disclaimer: As the name suggests, the Most Attractive Employers in Sport survey doesn’t aim to measure employee satisfaction but rather Employer Branding - it reflects how attractive an organisation is perceived by professionals who aspire to work in sport.
About iWorkinSport
iWorkinSport is the Global Hub for all things career, recruitment and education in sport.
The company connects and provides solutions and opportunities to all stakeholders in the field of career development in sport - be it candidates, employers, employees, students, academic programmes, HR professionals, recruitment agencies, consultants, career coaches, etc. It also produces, aggregates and curates content and knowledge relevant to careers in sport.
iWorkinSport was created in 2017 with the aim to organise the first truly international career fair focused on the sports industry. It enables some of the most renowned organisations to meet, interview and recruit students and alumni from the most prestigious sport management programmes in the world.
World-class sports organisations have been in attendance, recruiting at the event. The next iWorkinSport Convention & Job Fair will happen in Lausanne, Switzerland, on May 9th. For more information and to register, go to www.iworkinsport.com/jobfair.
Contact: For more information, contact info@iworkinsport.com.