NEW YORK, Switzerland (AP) — Barcelona received the biggest payout from a 9 million euro (about $10.5 million) fund that rewards the 103 clubs that select players. 2025 Women’s European Championship.
Barcelona earned 567,000 euros (about $664,000), which was paid in the form of a daily wage of 1,095 euros (about $1,280), as long as the player took part in the 16 Nations tournament in Switzerland in July.
Spanish stars Aitana Bommati and Alexia Putelas led the 10 players from the three-time Women’s Champions League finalists team, as well as England’s Kiera Walsh, who won the title. Barcelona also had Norway’s Caroline Graham Hansen, Poland’s Eva Pahor and Switzerland’s Sydney Schertenleib.
Bayern Munich was next for 465,000 euros ($545,000), including seven games in prize money. Germany semi-finalistsEngland’s Georgia Stanway and Denmark captain Panneer Harder.
Chelsea received 462,000 euros (about $541,000), while Juventus, which made up the majority of Italy’s semi-finalists, received 415,000 euros (about $486,000) from UEFA.
A total of 2.37 million euros (about $278 million) went to English clubs, 1.4 million euros (about $1.64 million) to German clubs, and more than 1.3 million euros (about 152 million yen) went to Italy.
The Spanish clubs collectively earned 1.16 million euros ($1.36 million), with Barcelona receiving more than half of that.
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