Soccer-PSG CEO Al-Khelaifi replaces Agnelli as ECA chairman

Paris St Germain chairman and CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been elected chairman of the European Club Association (ECA), the body said on Wednesday, replacing Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli who quit on Sunday.

"I am honoured and humbled to have been appointed by my fellow ECA Executive Board Members as chairman," Al-Khelaifi said in a statement.

"The leadership, integrity and togetherness of our organisation has never been more required than at this pivotal moment in European football."