By Andrew Warshaw
July 2 – Around 580 clubs will benefit from payments handed out by UEFA to cover players who were involved in both the qualification phase for the 2012 European Championship and the finals in Poland and Ukraine.
The clubs will share a total of €100 million (£80 million/$126 million), with €60 million (£48 million/$76 million) being split between those who released players for the finals and €40 million (£32 million/$50 million) going to clubs whose players performed during the qualifying competition.
The total pot is almost twice as much as the €55 million (£44 million/$69 million) distributed after Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland and represents a further rapprochement between UEFA and the European Clubs Association (ECA), which represents almost 200 clubs across the continent.
ECA chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said: “The increase from €55 million (£44 million/$69 million) to €100 million (£80 million/$126 million) clearly recognises the significant contribution clubs make to the success of the tournament.
“It will not only benefit around 580 clubs, but football as a whole.”
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