Exclusivee-Think Sport: "Football finance and governance today are at a crossroads" (A. Agnelli, Juventus)

"Given the size of our industry, we have our sport football, and we have the finance side and (interest from) private equities. And then we have an issue with governance. I think football finance and governance today are at a crossroads. You can choose the angle (to look at this governance issue) enhanced or exaggerated by the COVID pandemic. But we have to accept this, in my view, and act on it," said Andrea Agnelli, chairman of both Juventus FC (Serie A TIM) and the ECA, and Guest of Honour at e-Think Sport 2021, who spoke on the future of European football clubs and competitions on Wednesday 27/01/2021.

e-Think Sport 2021 is the fifth edition of the annual event organised by News Tank Football, which is being held this year via video-conference over four consecutive mornings, from Tuesday 26/01 to Friday 29/01/2021.

"The way we'll design our future, together with UEFA, together with our federations, together with our leagues will define whether we will act on it (the issue of governance) and if we continue to thrive. Or implode. But today, the main conversation is not about…