Source: SKY_Sports
Gill and Perez gain ECA roles
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Manchester United and Real Madrid chiefs have been elected to the executive board of the highly influential lobby group the European Club Association (ECA).[LNB] The ECA became the main voice for Europe's leading clubs following the dissolution of the G14 group.[LNB]United chief executive David Gill and Real president Perez were voted in by the group members ahead of CSKA Moscow supremo Evgeni Giner.[LNB]"I'm obviously very pleased to be elected," Gill said. [LNB]"The ECA has a very important role to play in the relationship with Uefa and other bodies within European and world football.[LNB]"We are the people who run the clubs, we understand the issues.[LNB]"All parties need to work together to come up with a set of rules and regulations that everyone buys into."[LNB]Perez added that he was: "Very happy to be able to work for the clubs inside the big European football family."[LNB]The ECA comprises 144 clubs from Europe's 53 football nations who have been successful in the Champions League or Uefa Cup, now rebranded as the Europa League.[LNB]
