UEFA have revealed how Actual Madrid pocketed €139m in prize cash for successful the 2024 Champions League title.
Carlo Ancelotti’s facet sealed Europe’s largest home prize at Wembley as they edged out a 2-0 win over Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund.
One other European success made it a La Liga and Champions League double for Ancelotti and the Italian is within the operating to defend each of his crowns this season.
As per monetary experiences revealed by UEFA, and reported by way of The Athletic, Actual Madrid topped the prize cash listing on the finish of final season.
Actual Madrid’s cash got here from a complete competitors prize fund of greater than €2bn ($2.2bn), which rises once more by 25% this season, as a part of the brand new and expanded format with extra groups and extra video games concerned.
The ultimate complete relies on a bunch of things and sponsorship share agreements devised by Europe’s governing physique forward of every event.
UEFA’s method for 2024/25 was to pay golf equipment in instalments, which included Actual Madrid getting over €36m($40m) because the top-ranked membership in preseason, however they secured simply €14m ($15.5m) as a share of revenue from broadcast rights offers.
Actual Madrid will likely be seeking to decide up one other main pay day on this season’s Champions League even when Ancelotti is unsuccessful in defending the trophy forward of 1 / 4 remaining showdown with Arsenal.
That will likely be additional boosted by their summer season participation within the expanded FIFA Membership World Cup which has a confirmed complete prize pot of €910m ($1bn).
The inaugural winners of the new-style competitors in North America may stand to win round €113m ($125m) in the event that they win all of their video games on path to lifting the trophy.
Actual Madrid have been positioned in Group H alongside Saudi Professional League facet Al Hilal, Pachuca from Mexico’s Liga MX and European rivals RB Salzburg.