Soccer-Man City collect biggest UEFA bonus for releasing players for international duty


Soccer Football - 49th UEFA Ordinary Congress - Sava Congress Centar, Belgrade, Serbia - April 3, 2025 UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin during a press conference REUTERS/Zorana Jevtic

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Premier League side Manchester City were allocated around 5.17 million euros ($5.94 million), the most of any UEFA club, as part of the European football governing body's Club Benefits Programme to encourage national team participation by players.

A record 233 million euros were distributed to 901 clubs from all 55 member associations for releasing players to national team competitions: the 2020-21 and 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, European Championship qualifiers 2022–24 and Euro 2024.

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