UEC: 104 clubs present at the "European Professional Football Forum" in Brussels on 11/10/2023

The Union of European Clubs (UEC) organised the "European Professional Football Forum" in Brussels (BEL) on Wednesday 11/10/2023, attended by representatives of 104 clubs, 15 leagues and 42 other football stakeholders, announced the body on the same day.

"The purpose of the event was to discuss the key topics of current interests in European football in an innovative and forward-looking manner, while enabling clubs and leagues to express their views and solutions for the identified issues," explained the UEC.

Among the speakers were Dennis Gudasic, executive director of Lokomotiva FC in Zagreb (CRO) and co-founder of the UEC, William Martucci, director of operations at the UEC, Katarina Pijetlovic, general secretary of the UEC, Fran Canal, general director of Club Atletico Osasuna (LALIGA EA Sports), Jean-François Brocard, lecturer at the University of Limoges and sports economist, and Javier Tebas, president of LALIGA.

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