1 2 Translation Channels English Please, choose your preferred language French German Italian Polish Portuguese Russian Turkish 3 How to “Raise your hand” during the meeting 1. Please, click on Participants 2. A window will open: please click on Raise Hand 3. When you will be invited to speak, a pop-up message will appear asking you to turn on your camera and microphone. 4 Who is attending? 303 Clubs from 37 different countries 35 Leagues Stakeholders representatives: UEFA, FIFPro, ECA, European Leagues, Fans Organisations 31 Media Over 490 Participants 5 1. Opening remarks by the European Leagues President Lars-Christer Olsson 6 UEFA’s General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis 7 Agenda 1. Opening remarks by European Leagues President, Mr. Lars-Christer Olsson and address from UEFA’s General Secretary, Mr. Theodore Theodoridis 2. UEFA Horizon post 2024 3. Recommended adjustments endorsed by the European Leagues a. Financial distribution (post 2024) b. Calendar Champions League (post 2024) c. Access to Champions League (post 2024) 4. Financial Distribution 2021-2024 5. Conclusions and final remarks 6. Closing 8 2. UEFA Horizon post 2024 9 Translation Channels English Please, choose your preferred language French German Italian Polish Portuguese Russian Turkish 10 11 12 13 UEFA Horizon • UEFA’s Horizon is a proposal for the development of the international club competitions which will form the conditions for all professional club football, domestic leagues and international competitions for at least a decade. • The combination of a new format and the financial distribution of the total revenues in the system will decide and determine the real consequences for European club football. • The National Associations can only take such a decision in the belief that the proposals fulfil the presented objectives like “enhance appeal and commercial value without affecting the domestic competitions”. 14 15 15 • Important adjustments on UEFA’s proposals are highly recommended. • This, to ensure that international club competitions are not further disrupting domestic club competitions. 16 The Clubs’ questions on UEFA Horizon 2024 Raise your hand to ask for the floor 17 3. Recommended adjustments endorsed by the European Leagues 18 Competitive balance is at stake! The key findings of the EL Financial Landscape report indicate a greater dominance by a smaller number of clubs and the advantage these top clubs have as a result of playing regularly in UCC, with a sharp decline in the number of different domestic champions. This is also reiterated by the FIFA competitive balance report from February 2021. 19 Competitive balance is at stake! Title race competitiveness: The percentage of domestic league games remaining at title win increased to a record figure during the 2014 – 2018 five-year period. Average points per match of champions increased to a record figure during the same period indicating a growing difference between the champion and runner up teams. 20 Format 21 22 23 24 25 Format of UCC Cycle 21-24 Post 24 • We agree to the Post 24 proposed format, the Swiss No. Clubs 96 100 Model and that 100 4 more clubs are added to Champions League as from the 24-27 cycle UCL 32 36 while Europa 36 League and Conference UEL 32 32 League remain 32 at 32 clubs UECL 32 32 each. 32 26 How to “Raise your hand” during the meeting 1. Please, click on Participants 2. A window will open: please click on Raise Hand 3. When you will be invited to speak, a pop-up message will appear asking you to turn on your camera and microphone. 27 The Clubs’ Views on Format Raise your hand to ask for the floor 28 Financial Distribution post 2024 29 Financial distributions historical development • UEFA Champions League revenue distribution growing much faster than Europa League, especially from current 2018-21 cycle. • Growth rate of payments to non- participating clubs have fallen far behind compared to competition payments. 30 Where do UCC revenues end up? 32 countries: % of UCC revenue concentrated in top 3 clubs by league vs UCC % out of Total Revenue/League In UCC cycle 2015- 18 on average, UCC constituted 25% of the total revenue, with 85% going to only the top 3 clubs in their respective leagues. 31 25% 85% Where do UCC revenues end up? 23 countries: % of UCC revenue concentrated in top 3 clubs by league vs UCC % out of Total Revenue/League 32 25% 85% Financial Distribution Pillars: UCL 33 UCL: Coefficient & Market Pool Impact Total UCC Revenue Difference: + € 40M Club Coefficient Difference: + € 16M Market Pool Difference: + € 22M UCL Simulation Based On Season 2018/19 UCL Simulation Based On Season 2018/19 Country: The Netherlands UCL Progress: Semi Finalists Country: Spain UCL Progress: Semi Finalists Total UCC Revenue: € 81M Total UCC Revenue: € 121M League: Eredivisie League: La Liga Starting Fee: € 16M Starting Fee: € 16M Club: AFC Ajax Club: FC Barcelona Performance: € 45M Performance: € 47M Coefficient: € 19M Coefficient: € 35M Market pool: € 1M Market pool: € 23M 34 All figures are based on a simulation of the factual sporting season 18/19 into the (projected) RD model for the cycle 2021 -2024 UEL: Coefficient & Market Pool Impact Total UCC Revenue Difference: + € 2.1M Club Coefficient Difference: + € 1.9M Market Pool Difference: - € 0.3M UEL Simulation Based On Season 2018/19 UEL Simulation Based On Season 2018/19 Country: Hungary UEL Progress: Group Stages Country: Belarus UEL Progress: Group Stages Total UCC Revenue: € 4.2M Total UCC Revenue: € 6.3M League: Nemzeti Bajnokság I League: Belarusian Premier League Starting Fee: € 3.6M Starting Fee: € 3.6M Club: FC Videoton Club: FC BATE Borisov Performance: € 0.0M Performance: € 0.4M Coefficient: € 0.26M Coefficient: € 2.24M Market pool: € 0.33M Market pool: € 0.04M 35 All figures are based on a simulation of the factual sporting season 18/19 into the (projected) RD model for the cycle 2021 -2024 UCL: Coefficient Impact Total UCC Revenue Difference: + € 14M Club Coefficient Difference: + € 10M UCL Simulation Based On Season 2018/19 UCL Simulation Based On Season 2018/19 Country: Russia UCL Progress: Group Stages Country: Russia UCL Progress: Group Stages Total UCC Revenue: € 24M Total UCC Revenue: € 38M League: Russian Premier Liga League: Russian Premier Liga Starting Fee: € 16M Starting Fee: € 16M Club: FC Lokomotiv Moskva Club: PFC CSKA Moskva Performance: € 3M Performance: € 7M Coefficient: € 5M Coefficient: € 15M Market pool: € 0.9M Market pool: € 0.8M 36 All figures are based on a simulation of the factual sporting season 18/19 into the (projected) RD model for the cycle 2021 -2024 UEL: Coefficient Impact • RSC Anderlecht would receive €6 M extra after having Total UCC Revenue Difference: + € 6.0M been eliminated at the same stage as R. Standard de Club Coefficient Difference: + € 1.0M Liège due in part to their superior club coefficient. UEL Simulation Based On Season 2018/19 UEL Simulation Based On Season 2018/19 Country: Belgium UEL Progress: Group Stages Country: Belgium UEL Progress: R16 Total UCC Revenue: € 6.5M Total UCC Revenue: € 12.5M League: Belgian Pro League League: Belgian Pro League Starting Fee: € 3.6M Starting Fee: € 3.6M Club: R. Standard de Liège Club: RSC Anderlecht Performance: € 0.4M Performance: € 5.3M Coefficient: € 1.9M Coefficient: € 2.9M Market pool: € 0.5M Market pool: € 0.6M 37 Adjustment 1 Financial Distribution post 2024 38 Financial Distribution & Solidarity post 2024 21-24 Post 24 3 Principles to apply in step 1: • Domestic 1. Increase the competitions share of total refrain from revenue to the playing on UCC non-participating dates thus giving clubs (NPC) exclusivity to Overall revenue 100% % including a UEFA’s club 100 revision of the competitions. solidarity Competition costs 9,1% - redistribution 1st Adjustment • UCC’s take high mechanism revenue out of the Financial UEFA 5,5% - between domestic (media) associations. Distribution markets relative to &Solidarity Qualifying rounds 3% the revenue of the - 2. A significantly domestic higher investment competitions from in UEL and UECL Solidarity to NPC* 4% the same market. by allocating a larger share of UCL 58% • This must, of total revenue to course, result in a these. fair compensation UEL 13,3% 3. More equal *For the 21-24 Cycle, EL for clubs that do distribution of aims that Solidarity % to not participate in revenue Non-Participating Clubs UECL 6,8% UCC. already increases between the participants in 39 UWCL 0,3% - competitions. The Clubs’ Views on Financial Distribution post 2024 Raise your hand to ask for the floor 40 Calendar Champions League post 2024 41 42 43 44 45 Adjustment 2 Calendar Champions League post 2024 46 Calendar Post 24 • The calendar for Post 24 Group Stage onwards national (club & cup) and UCC Status Quo competitions 21-24 need to stay balanced. Also, to keep space GS Matchdays 6 10 for international 8 team competitions. KO Matchdays 9 9 • If Champions 9 2nd Adjustment League grows too big, it will Calendar result into a shift TOTAL Matchdays 15 19 of value 17 between GS Matches domestic and 96 +84 international +48 competitions. Play-off KO Matches - NEW +16 • Therefore, the +16 R16 to Finals Champions 29 +0 League can +0 only grow with 2 matchdays as TOTAL Matches from the 24-27 47 125 225 cycle. 189 The Clubs’ Views on Calendar post 2024 Raise your hand to ask for the floor 48 Access to Champions League post 2024 49 50 51 52 Adjustment 3 Access to Champions League post 2024 53 Access: UEFA Champions League Post 24 • 4 extra clubs into UCL Post 24 could make the Champions League accessible to more champions from more different 4 Extra Spots associations instead 4 Extra Spots 3rd Adjustment of mainly adding Access 1 to National more clubs from the Association top 4 associations.