Who knew?

Executive Director Michael Smith is the representative, elected at their first General Assembly yesterday

from Malta Football

Dr Joseph Muscat elected to Union of European Clubs executive board on behalf of MPL
https://archive.ph/VvF36

learn about the organisation blacklisted by UEFA and the ECA here

https://www.ueceurope.org/

I actually found out about the club's involvement through Miguel Delaney's weekly email newsletter - Reading the game

this is what it said

The clubs underneath the elite find their voice
Amid so much jostling between the big clubs, and three of the usual names preparing for the Champions League semi-final this week, there was one important announcement that went under the radar. The Union of European Clubs celebrated their first general assembly. It didn’t quite have the opulence of the European Club Association’s gatherings, but then the bigger group - chaired by Paris Saint-Germain’s Nasser Al Khelaifi - receive €15m funding from Uefa. That’s sort of the point. This is about representing all the clubs outside the elite, who do not feel they have a voice in the game’s decision-making. As many 18 English clubs were named in their statement: Burnley, Norwich City, AFC Wimbledon, Bristol Rovers, Cambridge United, Accrington Stanley, Doncaster Rovers, Grimsby Town, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City, Shrewsbury Town, Newport County, Swindon Town, Tranmere Rovers, Altrincham, Ebbsfleet United and Gateshead. An illustrative issue is that Uefa aren’t even supposed to engage with the group, due to a memorandum of understanding signed with the ECA. That only shows how important such a lobbying group is.