European Club Association (ECA)
ECA managing director says critics of Champions League reform ‘jumping to conclusions’
Charlie Marshall, the managing director of the European Club Association (ECA), says clubs and leagues have been too hasty to criticise Uefa’s plans to reformat its club competitions post-2024 and argues t…
German, French clubs oppose Champions League reform plans
French and German football clubs have stated their opposition to proposed reform plans for European competitions that would effectively transform the Champions League into a closed-off event for elite…
Clubs to discuss promotion, relegation in Uefa competitions
The European Club Association (ECA) has today (Thursday) called for a special general assembly on June 6-7, which will focus on the evolution of Uefa club football competitions beyond 2024, including the…
European Leagues to discuss club competition plans with Uefa, ECA
European Leagues, which represents football leagues from across Europe, has today (Friday) said that it will meet with Uefa and the European Club Association next month to discuss potential changes to…
European Leagues say they will not allow weekend Uefa fixtures
European Leagues, the association which counts 35 professional football leagues in Europe as members, has said it will not allow Uefa to play club fixtures on weekends and rejects the idea that bigger…
Tebas accuses Uefa and ECA of working together to create ‘SuperChampions League’
LaLiga president Javier Tebas has again accused Uefa and the European Club Association of conspiring to reform the Champions League in a manner that would harm European domestic leagues
Promotion and relegation from Champions League on the agenda at ECA General Assembly
Andrea Agnelli, chairman of the European Club Association, has stoked rumours that promotion and relegation could be introduced to the Uefa Champions League as representatives from 164 clubs gathered in…
Fifa votes to approve revamped Club World Cup, in spite of opposition by European clubs
Fifa has voted to approve plans to launch a revamped, 24-team Club World Cup in June 2021, despite opposition from Europe’s leading clubs.
Leading clubs threatened to boycott Fifa Club World Cup ahead of Fifa Council
The 15 clubs on the European Club Association’s (ECA) Executive Board signed a letter advising Fifa they would boycott the governing body’s revised Club World Cup ahead of today’s Fifa Council in Miami…
Tebas accuses Uefa of planning weekend Champions League fixtures, backs Fifa Club World Cup
LaLiga president Javier Tebas has heavily criticised Uefa’s plans to reform the Champions League and has put his full support behind Fifa’s proposal for a quadrennial Club World Cup.
European football leaders say Fifa competition proposals ‘unacceptable’
Uefa, the European Club Association (ECA) and European Leagues have reasserted their joint opposition to Fifa’s proposals to introduce two new competitions, labelling them “unacceptable” in their prese…
Uefa and ECA renew MoU to dampen breakaway league rumours
Aleksander Čeferin has prepared for his re-election as Uefa president by renewing the organisation’s Memorandum of Understanding with the European Club Association.