September 2 – The European Club Association (ECA) is expanding its club footprint and influence with the launch of the ECA Network.
The new initiative, confirmed at the ECA general assembly last week, is a services and knowledge-based project for up to 160 aspiring clubs designed to enable more of them across the continent to access expert advisory, education, knowledge sharing and research services.
The Network will lead to a wider interaction with a broader base of clubs who all have ambitions of reaching new levels of professionalism and competitiveness.
The launch comes as more clubs across Europe are receiving significantly higher sums in solidarity payments from UEFA club competitions.
Clubs in countries such as Croatia, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, and Switzerland will now receive over three times the amount in solidarity distributions than previously thanks to the agreement between UEFA, ECA and other stakeholders to spread the funds to where they are most needed and deserved across Europe.
“At ECA we already provide our members, the principal stakeholders in European club football, with strong and transparent representation at European and International level towards the governing bodies, competition organisers and regulators,” said ECA CEO, Charlie Marshall.
“Now with the ECA Network we are extending the reach of our professional services to a new set of clubs that are knocking on the door of Europe. By sharing the knowledge and experience ECA has gained over 15 years of its existence, working with the top clubs across all European countries, we hope to be able to offer valuable services and tools to a broader base of clubs.”
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