MiTi: European Club Association Annual General Meeting, small and medium-sized clubs are worried that the Champions League will cause the collapse of Serie A

October 8 According to the "Sports of Milan", the European Football Club Association (EFC) held its annual meeting in Rome, Italy, and Chairman Nasser also held informal meetings with some Italian clubs.

The annual meeting of the European Football Club Association officially began on October 8, and on the afternoon of October 7, Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser, who served as the association's president, invited some Italian clubs to hold informal talks at the Hotel Cavaleri, Rome. Serie A professional league chairman Ezio Simoneri and CEO Luigi De Sevillo and others attended the event, and many representatives from Serie A and even Serie B clubs were also present, while Italian Football Association Chairman (also UEFA Vice Chairman) Gravina was a special guest. Currently, there are more than 700 club members in the European Football Club Association, including 29 Italian clubs. President Nasser said "we are a big family". He hopes to emphasize the "inclusiveness" of the European Football Club Association in the face of the new stage of the problem, and that all members of the European Football Club Association can run for the Council of the European Football Club Association regardless of the size of the club. However, an Italian club executive sarcastically said: "The UEFA Club Association wants to buy these clubs." Although President Nasser emphasized in the talks that according to the memorandum signed by the UEFA Association and UEFA, clubs that missed the European game will share 308 million euros, accounting for 7% of the total revenue of UEFA clubs. But the manager of a small and medium-sized club admitted: "This money has little impact on our budget."

"Milan Sports" pointed out that many Italian small and medium-sized clubs are skeptical of the European Football Club Association's statement. They believe that the European Football Club Association is actually only concerned with protecting the interests of the top 20 European clubs, rather than maintaining the system of leagues in various countries. They are worried that if they continue to develop and continue to emphasize the importance of the Champions League, Serie A may collapse like Ligue 1.

UEFA President Cheferin also came to Rome. During this annual meeting, the A22 company that promoted the European Super League plan was still lobbying and negotiated with UEFA, hoping to make possible adjustments to the Champions League system from 2027, which overlaps with the work of the European Football Club Association. In addition, Barcelona president Laporta may also attend the annual meeting of the European Football Club Association, which will mean that the interest leagues between the big clubs in the European Football Club Association will have the upper hand.