An army of clubs! Al-Khelaifi's empire grows to 900 members
Nasser Al-Khelaifi's club revolution keeps growing: the European clubs' organization now unites more than 900 members.
Details: The EFC announced the milestone at its General Assembly this week, and the president is aiming straight at 1,000 clubs. For perspective: the organization had just 288 members in 2023, meaning it has nearly tripled in three years, becoming the biggest collective force in club football history.
The numbers land at the perfect political moment. Al-Khelaifi is simultaneously pushing the plan for World Football Clubs, a global structure seen as a challenge to FIFA, while UEFA chief Ceferin battles Gianni Infantino over the Club World Cup. With 900 clubs behind him and a thousand in sight, the PSG president is no longer just a club owner, he is building the most powerful constituency the game has ever seen. Every new member is another vote, another voice, another brick in an empire.
It's worth noting that size is power in football politics. When Al-Khelaifi speaks in Salzburg, he speaks for nearly a thousand clubs, and that is a number even FIFA cannot ignore.
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Miguel Solomons
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