Euro 2016 might have been a poor tournament for England as their team was knocked out at the hands of Iceland but there was a substantial windfall for all the clubs that had their players taking part in the tournament.
The payment wasn’t just for the Premier League sides but for clubs all across the world and it was Serie A club Juventus that topped the table by earning €3,484,875 (£2,983,296) from the tournament.
The Premier League clubs also made a ton of money but Liverpool and Tottenham made the most from the Euros in France.
As reported by the Daily Mirror, both clubs made more than €3million while their Premier League rivals, Manchester United made just a little less than that with €2,997,731.85. Liverpool topped the sheets in terms of clubs from England with €3,394,511.33, while Tottenham came home with €3,066,138.48.
Chelsea, rather surprisingly, brought in only €1,759,479.75 and Arsenal came in with €2,463,222.34. In total, 60 clubs from England had players in the tournament and they brought in a total of €38 million.
While a few million isn’t all that important for the big money Premier League clubs as it would only cover the salary of a few players for a month or two, a few thousand here and there can be a big help to some of the smaller clubs in the country.
One such story coming out regarding the Euro 2016 payments is that of Farsley Celtic, a non-league Yorkshire side received €25,283 for a former player, Adam Priestly represented Gibraltar, of all countries, during a qualifying game for the tournament.
Farsley don’t have the biggest home crowd and barely reach 200 in their own stadium but this sizeable chunk could keep them afloat for a few seasons and they are looking to gain promotion from the Evo-Stik Division One North – the eighth tier of English football.
The player that have them the payment, Priestly doesn’t play for the side anymore as he joined Alfreton Town in the National League North but he was representing Farsley during Euro 2016.
Alfreton though has some good news regarding their new signing as the player has represented his national side for a World Cup qualifier, however, the payment for this would only come after the 2018 tournament.
There was expected some large sums for La Liga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid too but stories like that of Farsley that provide great news for the small clubs and keeps many interested in the beautiful game.
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