Winning the European football tournament in Germany can guarantee an income of up to 28 million euros. This is the maximum amount that any of the 24 teams that will be present at the final stage of the competition will be able to take home. However, this implies a perfect tournament, that is, with a large number of wins in the group stage.
Step by step. Each selected player is already guaranteed an attendance bonus of €9.25 million. Multiplied by 24, this immediately implies a cost of 222 million euros for UEFA, the organization that oversees football in Europe. This is where the race begins. Each victory in the games of the first stage, also called the group stage (each team plays three games here), is worth 1 million euros. The reward for each drawing will be 750 thousand euros. Then it’s always uphill, on the path to glory. Reaching the 1/8 finals gives you 1.25 million euros, reaching the quarter-finals guarantees another 2.5 million euros, reaching the semi-finals adds another 4 million to the amount. Participation in the final game (which will be the seventh) at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin will earn another 5 million, and the winner will receive three more.
The total prize fund that UEFA will distribute at this European Championship is 331 million euros. And this is exactly the same amount as was distributed at the previous European Championship, held in 2021 (but with 2020 in mind). UEFA has decided not to increase bonuses in the name of sustainable development.
Retrospective (2000)
Portugal’s third appearance in the final stage of the European Championship was marked by drama. In the Netherlands and Belgium in 2000, the Kinas team lost in the semi-finals to France 1–2 after extra time (as happened in France). The game was marked by a handball from Abel Xavier in the 117th minute. A penalty that Zidane missed. A highlight of the first stage, which saw Portugal finish top of their group, which also included England, Germany and Romania. France won the final.
Lewandowski leads Poland
It’s no surprise that Robert Lewandowski tops Poland’s extended Euro 2024 list. Coach Michael Probier has called up 29 players and will have to drop three. The Poles are in Group D with the Netherlands, Austria and France, finishing second in the World Champions Tournament.
Author: Mario Pereira
Source: CM Jornal
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