The plans of the ECA for football – part 3. Third Party Ownership, Agents etc

By Walter Broeckx In the first article I wrote about the ECA I made it clear that the FFP rules are not an invention of Arsenal’s that we are forcing upon the oiler teams. Arsenal have supported the new rules but the idea was carried by the majority of clubs in Europe. The majority of …

Doing an Arsenal, Doing a Leeds. Different clubs, different paths

By Tony Attwood In Walter’s last article, published this morning, the phrase is used “Doing an Arsenal”.   It reminded me of the phrase “Doing a Leeds” which is the absolute contrast, and I thought I would write about the two. But in doing so I found myself diverted into thinking about where Leeds is …

The ECA and FFP punishments -2. “Doing an Arsenal”

By Walter Broeckx In my article about how FFP rules came along I pointed at the ECA or the European Club Association. They have their own website http://www.ecaeurope.com where you can find a lot of details. And some details are rather interesting. They have different subcommittees and one of them is the Finances committee. Where …