Real Madrid earns most UEFA prize money with $146M in 2022

GENEVA (AP) — Champions League winner Real Madrid earned essentially the most prize cash from a European membership competitors final season with 133.7 million euros ($146.4 million), UEFA mentioned Wednesday.

Madrid’s complete included a fundamental fee for getting into the group stage, outcomes bonuses, a share of Spanish broadcasting rights and an additional fee primarily based on golf equipment’ historic information in UEFA competitions.

Liverpool misplaced the ultimate to Madrid and was second within the “prize money table” with a complete of 120 million euros ($131.4 million) from UEFA’s complete Champions League prize fund of greater than 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion).

Only two different golf equipment earned nine-figure sums: Bayern Munich acquired almost 110 million euros ($120.4 million) and Manchester City was paid almost 109 million euros ($119 million).

Paris Saint-Germain’s loss to Madrid within the spherical of 16 meant it was paid simply 92 million euros ($100.7 million) by UEFA.

UEFA mentioned the 32 group-stage golf equipment have been paid a median of 61.8 million euros ($67.7 million) with the bottom fee 23.7 million euros ($26 million) to Moldovan champion Sheriff.

Chelsea was eradicated by Madrid within the quarterfinals and earned 91.9 million euros ($100.6 million). Chelsea faces Madrid once more within the quarterfinals this month and dangers having no earnings from UEFA subsequent season whereas it stands eleventh within the English Premier League desk.

Barcelona earned 64.6 million euros ($70.7 million) from the Champions League group stage final season, then an extra 6.4 million euros ($7 million) from switching throughout to the Europa League knockout rounds. Barcelona misplaced within the quarterfinals to eventual winner Eintracht Frankfurt.

Frankfurt topped the Europa League funds with 38 million euros ($41.6 million) and overwhelmed finalist Rangers acquired 20.7 million euros ($22.7 million).

UEFA shared 235 million euros ($257 million) in complete to golf equipment paying within the inaugural third-tier Europa Conference League. Title-winning Roma’s 19.2 million euros ($21 million) was essentially the most any membership acquired.

The 2021-22 season was the primary in a brand new three-year business cycle for UEFA membership competitions forward of a revamp and enlargement in 2024. Teams will play extra video games in a single standings desk — eight for every of 36 groups within the Champions League — which is able to substitute the normal group stage.

UEFA is making complete deductions from golf equipment of about 83 million euros ($91 million) per season to cowl rebates to business companions for disruption throughout the pandemic-affected 2019-20 season.