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European Football Clubs

Business group · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Switzerland · website · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, European Football Clubs appears in 14 declared MEP meetings (12 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

14
declared meetings
with current MEPs
12
MEPs met
€100k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The European Football Clubs represents the interests of European football clubs. It currently counts over 800 members. It seeks to work alongside international governing bodies and recognised stakeholders to shape decision-making in the best interests of its members and football's wider eco system to secure the game's long-term sustainable future.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 14 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe321%
Socialists & Democrats321%
European Conservatives & Reformists214%
European People's Party214%
Greens/EFA214%
The Left214%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (12 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2024
1
2025
12
2026
1

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Hannes Heide
2 meetings · S&D
Nikola Minchev
2 meetings · Renew
Erik Marquardt
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Diana Riba I Giner
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 14 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
29 Jul 2026Geadis GeadiWoman Soccer
29 Apr 2025Nikos Pappasconsultation on the Role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model
24 Apr 2025Sandro GoziEuropean Sports
24 Apr 2025Lara MagoniEuropean Sports Model - Introductory meeting
25 Mar 2025Nikola MinchevIntroductory meeting with representative
18 Mar 2025Carolina MoraceIntroductory Meeting
18 Mar 2025Erik MarquardtStakeholder Dialogue on The role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model
18 Mar 2025Hannes HeideStakeholder dialogue on The role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model
18 Mar 2025Bogdan Andrzej ZdrojewskiStakeholder dialogue on The role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model
18 Mar 2025Seán KellyThe future of football in Europe
4 Mar 2025Diana Riba I GinerEU Sports Model
4 Mar 2025Emma RafowiczSport
28 Jan 2025Hannes HeideExchange of views on sport policy
5 Dec 2024Nikola MinchevMeeting

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