Football medical consulting & audit
Better decisions.
Better performance.
Inside Football Medicine helps professional clubs and national teams turn their medical organisation into a performance driver.
What we believe
Medical performance is decided by what flows between the medical staff and the rest of the club — not by what is diagnosed in isolation.
A club can bring together excellent professionals and still lose players, time and points. The problem rarely lies in individual competence, but in the links between management, coaching staff, performance and medical.
IFM observes these interfaces, on the pitch and on match day, and helps the club make them solid.
Our services
One method, three audiences.
IFM Pro
Professional clubs and national teams
Two forms of support:
IFM Academy
Academies and youth development centres
Dedicated support for player development
In preparationIFM Executive
Companies and leaders
Talks and workshops on decision-making under pressure
Discover →
Inside Notes · No. 1 · October 2026
From Field Experience to Better Decisions
Our first publication: how a medical organisation turns incomplete information and different areas of expertise into coherent decisions.
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The founder
Manuel Afonso, MD
A sports physician for more than twenty years. He has led medical departments in professional clubs and national teams, from Ligue 2 to the World Cup.
Read his background →Let's talk about your organisation.
A first conversation, with no commitment, to understand your situation and see how IFM can help.