Gulf Times
Paris St Germain president Nasser al-Khelaifi is set to join European football governing body UEFA’s executive committee as one of two club representatives.
The European Club Association (ECA) said the Qatari had been elected to replace Ivan Gazidis, the former Arsenal chief executive who has moved to Italy’s AC Milan. The other ECA seat is taken by Juventus president Andrea Agnelli.
Al-Khelaifi’s election still has to be ratified by the UEFA Congress at a meeting in Rome next week.
The Qatari is also chief executive of BeIN Media, which holds exclusive television rights in the Middle East to the major European leagues and international club and country tournaments.
The UEFA executive committee is made up of the president and 16 other members elected by the Congress, as well as two ECA representatives and one from the European leagues.