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Hammers could share in £432m prize pool

Photo of Sean Whetstone Sean Whetstone | 16:02 20/05/21

The Europa League is a knockout competition organised by UEFA back in 1971.

Clubs’ performance in their local leagues across Europe determines their participation. Winners and runners-ups usually take part in the higher pedigree competition which is the Champions League. This is the second tier of the same tournament, previously known as the UEFA Cup.

UEFA  currently has a prize pool of €500.8 million (£432m) will be distributed among clubs participating in the 2021-22 Europa League (that include clubs in the qualifying round).

The winners of the UEFA Europa League can earn up to €15 – €25 million depending on their performances. Plus they can earn another €10 to €40 million on market pool payment depending on the country the club comes from.

For example, if West Ham were to win the Europa League next season they can earn around €20 million (£17m) from fixed amount portion and another €40 million (£34.5m) in market pool taking their potential earnings from Europa League somewhere between €60 million (£52m) if they were to win the competition plus a place in the Champions League the following season.

West Ham currently sit in sixth place which would earn them a place in next season’s Europa League.

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Sean Whetstone

I am Season Ticket Holder in West stand lower at the London Stadium and before that, I used to stand in the Sir Trevor Brooking Lower Row R seat 159 in the Boleyn Ground and in the Eighties I stood on the terraces of the old South Bank. I am a presenter on the West Ham Podcast called MooreThanJustaPodcast.co.uk. A Blogger on WestHamTillIdie.com a member of the West Ham Supporters Advisory Board (SAB), Founder of a Youtube channel called Mr West Ham Football at http://www.youtube.com/MrWestHamFootball,

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  • Russell Burke says:
    May 21, 2021 at 4:11 am

    Got to get in it first.
    Wonder what odds we’ll be quoted if we do? 1000/1?
    Surely worth a punt.

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