
On Tuesday evening, Fifa released a brief statement that would have baffled any fans who looked at it, but actually said a lot about the power in the game. The global governing body was essentially forced to publicly explain a “meeting” - Fifa’s own quotation marks - with one group that is representative of smaller clubs, while reasserting the strength of its relationship with the European Club Association, which is the biggest group representing clubs.
It can be read here: https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/news/fifa-clarifies-context-and-substance-of-exchange-with-union-of-european-clubs.