Real Madrid earn most UEFA prize money with $146m in 2022

Madrid’s total included a basic payment for entering the group stage, results bonuses, a share of Spanish broadcasting rights and an extra payment based on clubs’ historical records in UEFA competitions. (AFP)
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Updated 05 April 2023
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Real Madrid earn most UEFA prize money with $146m in 2022

  • Chelsea were eliminated by Madrid in the quarterfinals and earned €91.9 million ($100.6 million)

GENEVA: Champions League winners Real Madrid earned the most prize money from a European club competition last season with €133.7 million ($146.4 million), UEFA said Wednesday.

Madrid’s total included a basic payment for entering the group stage, results bonuses, a share of Spanish broadcasting rights and an extra payment based on clubs’ historical records in UEFA competitions.

Liverpool lost the final to Madrid and were second in the “prize money table” with a total of €120 million ($131.4 million) from UEFA’s total Champions League prize fund of more than €2 billion ($2.2 billion).

Only two other clubs earned nine-figure sums: Bayern Munich got nearly €110 million ($120.4 million) and Manchester City was paid nearly €109 million ($119 million).

Paris Saint-Germain’s loss to Madrid in the round of 16 meant they were paid just €92 million ($100.7 million) by UEFA.

UEFA said the 32 group-stage clubs were paid an average of €61.8 million ($67.7 million) with the lowest payment 23.7 million euros ($26 million) to Moldovan champion Sheriff.

Chelsea were eliminated by Madrid in the quarterfinals and earned €91.9 million ($100.6 million). Chelsea face Madrid again in the quarterfinals this month and risks having no income from UEFA next season while it stands 11th in the English Premier League table.

Barcelona earned €64.6 million ($70.7 million) from the Champions League group stage last season, then an additional 6.4 million euros ($7 million) from switching across to the Europa League knockout rounds. Barcelona lost in the quarterfinals to eventual winners Eintracht Frankfurt.

Frankfurt topped the Europa League payments with €38 million ($41.6 million) and beaten finalist Rangers got €20.7 million ($22.7 million). UEFA shared €235 million ($257 million) in total to clubs paying in the inaugural third-tier Europa Conference League. Title-winning Roma’s €19.2 million ($21 million) was the most any club received.

The 2021-22 season was the first in a new three-year commercial cycle for UEFA club competitions ahead of a revamp and expansion in 2024. Teams will play more games in a single standings table — eight for each of 36 teams in the Champions League — which will replace the traditional group stage.

UEFA is making total deductions from clubs of about €83 million ($91 million) per season to cover rebates to commercial partners for disruption during the pandemic-affected 2019-20 season.


Man City close to Guehi signing: Palace boss Glasner

Updated 16 January 2026
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Man City close to Guehi signing: Palace boss Glasner

  • City have stepped up their pursuit of Guehi in a deal reportedly worth $27m after suffering an acute injury crisis at center-half
  • “Latest understanding, the deal with Marc is in the final stages,” Glasner said

LONDON: Manchester City are in the “final stages” of completing a deal for England defender Marc Guehi, Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner said on Friday.
City have stepped up their pursuit of Guehi in a deal reportedly worth £20 million ($27 million) after suffering an acute injury crisis at center-half.
Guehi, who came close to joining Liverpool on transfer deadline day in September, would become City’s second signing of the January transfer window after their capture of winger Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth last week for about £65 million.
The 25-year-old captained Palace to FA Cup success in May against City — the first major trophy in the south London club’s history — and has won 26 England caps.
Other clubs reportedly interested in the defender, including Liverpool once again and Bayern Munich, were understood to be targeting a move at the end of the season, when Guehi was due to be a free agent.
“Latest understanding, the deal with Marc is in the final stages,” Glasner said on the eve of Palace’s Premier League match at Sunderland.
“We can’t confirm, but it is not done. The result is Marc doesn’t play tomorrow for us.”
The Palace boss added: “When the players want to move on, a deal will happen. It looks like it has happened now.
“Everyone wanted Marc to stay forever. I talked to him, of course, it stays between us. Marc showed it in the summer transfer window, showed it the whole autumn that he was 100 percent committed to the team and to Crystal Palace.
“I wish him all the best for the rest of his career. He is still at the beginning of his great career. He is a fantastic guy.”
City manager Pep Guardiola stressed he had “nothing to say” about the potential transfer at his own press conference ahead of his side’s match at Manchester United.
The club are currently without senior center-backs John Stones, Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol due to injury, while Nathan Ake has struggled to play more than once a week due to fitness issues.
Guardiola, whose team are second in the Premier League, six points behind Arsenal, said the club were “in a difficult situation for not one game but a long, long period,” adding: “Ruben will be back soon. Josko, no. John, hopefully we’ll see.”
City are also still challenging for silverware in the Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup.
Glasner also said Friday he would leave Palace when his own contract expired at the end of the season.