At the launch of a new clubs’ union that has attracted interest from clubs such as Crystal Palace and Brighton, Javier Tebas said the ECA represented only the elite
, Javier Tebas, said the European Club Association does not represent the best interests of domestic leagues as he helped to launch a union that will aim to “give a voice” to more than 1,000 clubs across the continent.and Watford – were in Brussels on Monday for an event to mark the establishment of the Union of European Clubs, which clubs from 25 countries have expressed interest in joining.
“I’m fed up with hearing that the ECA represents the European clubs,” he said. “It represents the elite clubs in Europe. We try to defend solidarity but that is not just 10% off the clubs. It has to be everyone. Is the ECA open? Not to vote and not for decision-making. Which is what is really necessary.
Although it is understood that none of the English clubs in Brussels have committed to joining the new union, Palace’s chairman, Steve Parish, told the conference the club was open to the concept because “we don’t feel we are represented anywhere at European level”.
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