Bayern Munich (Germany), Real Madrid (Spain), Barcelona (Spain), Manchester City (England), Juventus (Italy) and Liverpool (England) are the six teams that will receive the most in terms of compensation linked to the profits from the 2012 European Championship in Poland and the Ukraine, UEFA has announced.
German giant Bayern will get the biggest slice of the bounty with a total of €3,095,393, followed by Real Madrid (€2,996,585), Barcelona (€2,210,202), Manchester City (€2,069,465), Juventus (€2,023,012) and Liverpool (€1,972,376).
In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding signed in March this year between UEFA and the European Club Association (ECA) to compensate for the release of players for international matches, a total of 575 clubs will receive payments from UEFA for making their players available. This represents a sizeable increase on the 180 teams that were on the receiving end of these dividends after Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.
According to figures provided by UEFA, out of the pot of €100 million made available for distribution, €40 million has been set aside for clubs that released their players for qualifying matches, with the remaining €60 million allotted to the teams that did so for the finals in Poland and the Ukraine.
Clubs are allocated an equal share per player released per qualifying fixture, while for the finals a fixed rate applies for every day each player spends at the tournament.