Caring isn’t sharing: Leading club executives say greater revenue sharing doesn’t solve domestic football’s “inherent problems”
PR | Jan-Christian Dreesen, CEO of Bayern Munich.
European Club Association general assembly ends with a new board, a new term for its chairman and a new financial package - but some clubs remain unhappy.
Despite unveiling an increased solidarity deal for clubs that don’t compete in UEFA Club Competition, leading club executives say that it isn’t a solution to “inherent” inequalities in domestic football.
Why it matters: Club solidarity money is seen as a mechanism to increase domestic football competition, but with the Premier League pulling even further away from the rest executives say it isn’t a panacea for deeper problems.
The perspective: Nearly a third of new ECA board members came from clubs linked to multi-club ownership, a reflection of European football’s new ownership landscape.
7 September 2023 - 5:22 PM
BERLIN - Leading football executives have said that the onus is now on domestic leagues to improve their financial performance to drive growth and reduce economic disparities after a new solidarity package was agreed with UEFA for clubs that do not compete in Europe.
The comments came at the close of the European Club Association (ECA) General Assembly in Berlin, where a new financial solidarity agreement was unveiled. Clubs have also been brief
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