Kahn throws down the gauntlet to the PSG boss. It is about the position of the chairman of the ECA

Oliver Kahn has been president of Bayern Munich since 2021. The 53-year-old is active in club activities and is not afraid to speak out on many high-profile and important topics. Recently, Kahn criticized the idea of ​​FIFA to organize a Club World Cup with 32 teams. – I cannot understand why FIFA announces such a CMC format without first clarifying the necessary issues with the clubs within the ECA [Europejskim Stowarzyszeniem Klubów – red.] –

Kahn to head ECA? He is to have the support of the bosses of European clubs

Now, Kahn could follow in the footsteps of his predecessor at Bayern Munich, Karl-Heinz Rummenige, and become head of the ECA, whose main task is to protect and promote European football at club level, especially in cooperation with the two main organizations, UEFA and FIFA.

According to information from “Sport BILD”, many bosses of Europe’s leading clubs would see ECA at the helm, which is currently managed by PSG boss Nasser Al-Khelaifi. The election of the chairman is to take place in September and there may be a clash between the German and the Qatari. Both are at the helm of two great clubs, which, however, gained their status in European football in different ways.

According to the German media, Kahn’s appointment as chairman of the ECA could help represent the interests of German football in a European context.

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However, before that happens, PSG and Bayern await a clash in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League. The first meeting will take place on February 14. – I think it’s our destiny – Both teams faced each other in the knockout stage of the Champions League in the 2020/2021 season. Back then, PSG eliminated Bayern in the quarter-finals of the competition, revenge for the defeat in the 2020 final.