It is not something that football players will be working on in Switzerland all the time, but at unguarded moments it will best shoot through their heads: a nice amount will soon be credited to my account.
This European Championship will receive a prize money for the first time after the 2023 World Cup had the scoop. UEFA has determined That unions have to transfer 30 to 40 percent of a total of 41 million euros in prize money (156 percent more than at the previous European Championship) to players. The rest is intended for ‘costs incurred’ or ‘initiatives for the development of women’s football’.
30 or 40 percent: that saves a lot. Certainly for those who do not play at a top club, but still do well at the European Championship – and there are quite a lot. The union of the team that wins the tournament receives 1.75 million euros. If that 30 percent turns out, each player will receive 22,826 euros (gross) of a 23-person selection. At 40 percent: 30,434 euros.
Unlike the World Cup of 2023, the FIFPRO players’ union does not expect any major problems, although it is “too early to say something about it”. During the World Cup, players of some countries not only had to wait a long time for their money – despite the “tailor -made support” from FIFA – but (a lot of) taxes were raised twice: through their country and the host country.
The KNVB did not know last week what percentage is being paid, that was how far orange would come. It is significant that Jan Dirk van der Zee recently complained that Switzerland “is a very expensive country”. The director of amateur football seemed to take an advance on the settlement after the European Championship.