Europe’s leading clubs are making a late push for greater control over the business and running of the Champions League in return for backing Uefa’s reforms of the competition. Uefa were hoping to have agreement in principle over the plans at Wednesday’s executive committee meeting ahead of an official vote next month. But the European Clubs Association (ECA), which represents 246 European clubs and is led by Juventus president Andrea Agnelli, now say they want to address the governance structure for the competition before signing off on the deal. The ECA are already involved in Uefa’s club competition structures, including the second-tier Europa League through a joint company, known as ‘Uefa Club Competition SA’ or UCC. Woodward said he expected the final Uefa deal to include “a greater involvement of clubs in the governance and control of the competitions”.

Source: The Star March 31, 2021 10:18 UTC