New club union promises to be “missing piece in the puzzle” in battle for control of European club football

Union of European Clubs exceeded expectations with a turn out of more than 100 clubs at its launch in Brussels and online

The new union seeks its constituency among Europe’s small and mid-sized clubs that make up the majority of the continent’s 1400 teams

Why it matters: There has been a slight power shift away from Europe’s richest clubs since the Super League fiasco, but despite some governance changes at the European Club Association those outside the elite claim to be under-represented

The perspective: EPL chairman says there is no such thing as big and small clubs, only those that are successful now and those with aspirations, but that elite clubs have “managed to create rules” to stop others succeeding