Maccabi Tel Aviv FC acting CEO, Sharon Tammam, has been elected to the European Club Association’s Board of Directors at the last General Assembly.
After her election, Tammam said: “It is an honor to receive the support of the Clubs and represent them. This is the board where decisions which influence many aspects of European football are made and I intend to represent not only Maccabi Tel Aviv but also Israeli football. My main goal is to ensure that the voice of clubs, like Maccabi Tel Aviv is heard and that the interests of the smaller European clubs is protected as much as possible. This is particularly important when considering changes that affect the European football competitions especially in view of the diverse needs of participating Clubs”
The European Club Association is the sole, independent body directly representing football clubs at European level, recognized by UEFA. It has member clubs in each of the European national associations and since being founded in 2008, the ECA became the governing body which democratically represents and reflects the key role and interests of the clubs in the European game.
Due to its regular participation in European competitions over the past decade, Maccabi Tel Aviv is an ordinary member actively participating in its activities and working groups.
The ECA board consists of 24 members and amongst other things is involved in the decisions concerning the various European club competitions. The Chairman of the board is Andrea Agnelli – the President of Italian giants Juventus.
The other Executive board members include senior representatives from leading European clubs such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid (Spain), Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Inter (Italy), Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal (England), PSG and Lyon (France), Ajax (Holland), Legia Warsaw (Poland), HJK Helsinki (Finland), Anderlecht (Belgium), Benfica Lisbon (Portugal), Copenhagen (Denmark), Fenerbahce (Turkey), Celtic (Scotland), Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), Young Boys (Switzerland), Nome Kalju (Estonia), Salzburg (Austria) and Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)
