Real Madrid to earn $150m for UEFA success, announce Mbappe’s arrival

Real Madrid has earned $92 million (€85.14 million) for their victory over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, sportico.com.

In a 95-minute thrilling final Saturday at London’s Wembley Stadium, Real Madrid captured their 15th UEFA Champions League title, the most of any team, by defeating Borussia Dortmund 2-0.

The win at Wembley adds another trophy to Los Blancos, reaffirming their dominance in European soccer. It also comes with significant financial rewards.

This total could rise to $150 million, thanks to UEFA’s generous reward system that favours consistently successful teams and includes their share of broadcast revenues from the competition.

The prize money for this year’s Champions League, which is divided among all 32 participating teams, is $2.2 billion (€2.032 billion).

European soccer’s governing body distributes 55 per cent of this amount ($1.2 billion) based on team performance.

Each of the 32 clubs that qualify for the group stage receives a group stage allocation of €15.64 million, and each team will be paid €2.8 million per win. In Real Madrid’s case, for winning all six matches, it is another €16.8 million.

Qualification for the round of 16 earns €9.6 million, the quarterfinals €10.6 million, the semifinals €12.5 million, and the final €15.5 million per club. The UCL winners also receive an additional €4.5 million.

Another 30 per cent, roughly $650 million, is allocated based on UEFA club coefficient rankings.

The club coefficients are determined by the clubs’ results over the past five seasons in UEFA competitions, including the Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League.

As the third-best team in UEFA’s rankings, Real Madrid could take home an additional $36 million (€34.1=€1.137 million