Geneva – England will send a record of six teams to the Champions League next season, further feeding the rich financial power of the Premier League over the rest of Europe.
Manchester United and Tottenham Advanced Thursday For a totally English final of the second level League, with the winner of that game winning a place in the next champions league where the prize money is typically greater.
The good results of Man United and Tottenham in Europe, while Fighting badly In the Premier League, it also contributed to the collectively strong season of English clubs. Chelsea also advanced Thursday at the final of the third level conference league and play Real Betis.
“The weight of money in the Premier League means that even the teams that work badly like Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham have budgets that are multiples of the clubs they compete with,” said Kieran Maguire, an expert in football financing from The price of the football podcast.
The Premier League teams had sealed one of the two entrances of the Bonus Champions League weeks that UEFA now gives countries with better performance every year.
England dominated the elimination phase in European seasons before in 2021, 2019 and 2008, although Spain in 2016 was perhaps better than all.
The increase of England is the ideal time. The Money Pot Award for the three competitions grew by 25% to more than 3.3 billion euros ($ 3.7 billion) this season thanks to New commercial offers For him Expanded 36 teams.
Advance to the elimination phase of the Champions League should now win an English club at least 100 million euros ($ 112 million) of the UEFA. The winner of the title can obtain 160 million euros ($ 180 million), compared to the 139 million euros of Real Madrid ($ 156 million) last season.
The largest winner of the Europa League last year, Bayer Leverkusen, obtained 41 million euros ($ 46 million) and that should also increase for Man United and Tottenham.
It adds to more money that goes to England this season, more Granarning opportunities next season, with nine teams in Europe, compared to only seven from Germany and Italy, and a virtuous financial circle in the Premier League already flooded with MONEY OF GLOBAL TRANSMISSION OFFERS.
The English football giant helped to push Real Madrid more financially sick Barcelona and Juventus to finally launch Fall European Super League Four years ago.
Since 2018, four guaranteed places of the Champions League go to the four countries highest classified by UEFA Based on the collective results of their clubs in five European seasons. England, Spain, Italy and Germany have been since 2008.
The Champions League that grows this season to 36 teams of 32 Let UEFA, according to the European Association of the Club, gives an additional entrance to each of the two countries whose teams work better in the previous season.
This season, England has a huge total of 28,892 classification points, or “coefficient” in UEFA jargon. That is five points, or 17%, more than Spain.
The winner of the Europa League has had a direct entry to the next Champions League since 2015. It is a last chance option for Man United and Tottenham that are low in places 15 and 16, respectively, in the Premier League.
Spain was the first country to have five teams in the Champions League, in 2015-16. Now England has established a new level.
The former Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, suggested this week that Man United and Tottenham did not deserve to be raised in the Champions League.
“They should automatically qualify for the Europa League again, not necessarily for the Champions League,” said Wenger in Bein Sports. “Especially when you are in a league where you already have five teams that qualify.”
The money helps to explain, suggested an academic magicire from the University of Liverpool, why there is an English final on May 21 in Bilbao, Spain.
Man United and Tottenham are the 10 best clubs in Europe for general income: at $ 867 million and $ 693 million, According to UEFA research – And you can retain deep squadrons of players.
“This means that players can rotate around the demands from Sunday to Thursday-Domingo in terms of game intensity and travel that opponents fight to match,” Maguire said.
His semifinal opponents beaten, Bilbao Atlético and Bodo/Glimt of Norway, had combined income last year less than a third of Tottenham alone.
The UEFA prize money that flows to English clubs often feeds the less rich Premier League rivals, which can overcome most Europe to pay fees and transfer salaries.
Talent -rich teams such as Bournemouth, Brighton and Crystal Palace can expect more offers for their best players this low season, and use their money and intelligent exploration to rebuild squadrons.
“Seventh to the tenth clubs in the Premier League are much richer than the equivalent in other parts of Europe, which helps to explain why they have progressed more,” Maguire said.
These teams shall be the next English contestants in UEFA competitions.
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