Leaders 2019 : "As clubs we tend to think individually and not collectively" (Andrea Agnelli, ECA)

"The biggest threat in European football is our clubs, because we tend to think individually and not collectively. We want to make sure that we maintain a symbiosis with the domestic leagues. We don't want to kill domestic leagues. We need to think whether the system we have today is simply privileging a small group of teams. It (European cup structure) has to be open to all, this is a dogma of the European system. The dream of winning the Champions League must stay alive," said Andrea Agnelli, chairman of the ECA and head of Juventus (Serie A TIM), during the 2019 edition of the Leaders Week conference cycle held at Twickenham Stadium in London (ENG), on 08/10/2019.

"We don't want a closed system system like the USA with the NFL and NBA, but we live with a sporting risk (in football), and in order to achieve the sporting results and revenues we planned for we have to win on the pitch. The word stability is very important. We need to find a way for any club to progress in the system without too much financial risk. This whole system is about creating a stable system for European…