Maria Azzopardi was awarded a Master of Laws in Sports Law and Practice from De Montfort University in Leicester.
The Master’s was based on the study of legal aspects surrounding the sports environment such as rights and obligations of athletes and clubs, commercial and media issues, match fixing and anti-doping regulations.
Azzopardi submitted a dissertation on the development of World Anti-Doping Agency regulations, in particular analysing the issues of athletes’ rights and the need for harmonisation of such regulations.
Her studies were part of a Steps scholarship, part-financed by the EU – European Social Fund (ESF).