We’re back with the next shortlist in the countdown to the Most Attractive Employers in Sport 2025 Awards!
Following the announcement of the Sports Marketing Agencies, we now reveal the Top 20 Sports Leagues, as voted by professionals from around the globe. These organisations were recognised by those working in – or aspiring to work in – sport as some of the most desirable places to build a career.
The final rankings will be revealed at the iWorkinSport Awards Ceremony, held on May 8th at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, as part of the iWorkinSport Convention & Job Fair.
This year’s list includes leagues from a wide range of sports and geographies – showcasing the growing diversity and global appeal of working in sport. Football, as expected, leads the way with multiple leagues featured, but other sports like motorsport, basketball, rugby, padel, surfing, and tennis also make their mark.
New to the list this year are seven exciting entrants, reflecting emerging trends and expanding opportunities in sport:
MotoGP, Top 14, World Surf League, Swiss Super League, Kings League, Premier Padel, and Baller League. Their rise in popularity and unique approaches to engaging fans have clearly caught the attention of the industry’s workforce.
The results come from a study conducted by iWorkinSport, which surveyed more than 1,100 professionals from 55 countries, asking them:
“If you could choose to work anywhere in sport, where would that be?”
Respondents chose organisations across ten categories, and ultimately identified one overall “Employer of their Dreams.”
In the Sports Leagues category, the Top 20 most-voted organisations, in alphabetical order, are:
ATP (Tennis, Global)
Baller League (Football-7, Germany)
Bundesliga (Football, GER)
EFL (Football, ENG)
Formula 1 (Motorsport, Global)
Kings League (Football-7, Global)
LaLiga (Football, ESP)
Ligue 1 (Football, FRA)
MLS (Football, USA)
MotoGP (Motorsport, Global)
NBA (Basketball, USA)
NFL (American Football, USA)
NHL (Ice Hockey, USA)
Premier League (Football, ENG)
Premier Padel (Padel, Global)
Serie A (Football, ITA)
Swiss Super League (Football, SUI)
Top 14 (Rugby, FRA)
World Surf League (WSL) (Global)
WTA (Tennis, Global)
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.
Stay tuned for more shortlists coming soon.
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.