European Leagues

🗞️𝑬𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 - Judgement by the Court of Justice of the EU in the case of Lassana Diarra Vs FIFA. 🔗https://lnkd.in/eBNbzxSV

How were under-21 players involved in top divisions across Europe during last season (2023-24)? By leveraging our recent 'European Leagues Players platform,' which offers in-depth data on player workload and appearances across our 39 members, we have extracted key insights that highlight the effective playing time of youth players in European domestic leagues.

🗞 European Leagues statement on the new solidarity mechanism implemented by UEFA for its club competitions. 🔗 Read full Statement: https://lnkd.in/grqAz5ys

It was good to be at the World Football Summit to address together with Jerome Perlemuter, Alexander Bielefeld and Lorena Torres Ronda, PhD, EMBA the growing issue of congested calendar and player workload while questioning the current status of the governance of international football. Most probably the most debated topic during the two working days in Sevilla, including interventions and messages from Maheta Molango and Javier Tebas Medrano which all converged: - the calendar is broken due to the unsustainable trend of adding international fixture to an already congested calendar. - ⁠the governance which regulates the International Match Calendar and its mandatory release of players is not fit for purpose: professional leagues and players’ unions must be at table. - ⁠the current calendar harms the economic value of domestic competitions while creating operational challenges to professional leagues. - We have heard clear and loud the voice of several players during the past few days: the impact on players’ health and their workload capacity is becoming unsustainable. - Legal action is now the only responsible step for European leagues and player unions to protect football, its ecosystem and its workforce from unilateral decisions. Thanks to Jan Alessie and its team for having us!

#WFSEurope: Governance, Calendar and Player Workload at the center of the debate. 🗣 Today, at the World Football Summit in Sevilla, the European Leagues, alongside representatives from the World Leagues Association and FIFPRO addressed the growing issue of the congested calendar and player workload while questioning the current status of the governance of international football. 🔗 Read More: https://lnkd.in/dwrf5zPU

⚽️🏆 The stage is set for a new season of European club competitions. Which member leagues have the most clubs represented in UEFA’s competitions? Here are the starting lineups for the #ChampionsLeague, #EuropaLeague, and #ConferenceLeague. Let the games begin! #EuropeanLeagues

We kicked off our 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 Focus Group with an online session yesterday, attended by over 50 representatives from our Member leagues ⚽️ 🗓️ On top of our agenda, the challenge for Member leagues to manage domestic competitions amidst the increased number of fixtures driven by the updated #UEFA Club Competitions format and FIFA's new International Match Calendar. 🔗Read More: https://lnkd.in/d-7smhrE #EuropeanLeagues

First reaction from the European Leagues on the “𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒” just released by FIFPRO. ▪ This report highlights the unsustainable trend of continually adding international matches to the already congested match calendar, ▪ It is challenging for national leagues to manage their competitions with the new post-24 International match calendar, ▪ The report confirms that players’ workload is highly affected with increasing risk for the health of players. Leagues and players must be involved in any decision-making process and solution for the IMC.

🆕𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐤𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 🗳️ Representatives from 36 member leagues participated in an interactive session covering: ▪️ New governance models agreed by professional leagues and National Associations at domestic level ▪️ Financial agreements between professional leagues and domestic stakeholders ▪️ Internal organisational structures of national leagues We had the opportunity to brief all our member leagues on the latest update on the current work performed by the Association targeting the International Match Calendar and its decision-making process at #FIFA level. Finally, the leagues received an update regarding the institutional relations with #UEFA. In addition to 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, the new Member Services structure includes other areas such as 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

🏟 As the 2024-2025 domestic season has already kicked off across all European member leagues, let's take a moment to review the impressive attendance figures from past season. Stadiums were filled with dedicated fans, creating unforgettable atmospheres and setting new records for average attendance in domestic leagues, as shown in our top 10 average attendance ranking among member leagues. Check out the graph below 👇