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Press and Journal
25-04-2025
- Business
- Press and Journal
Why Aberdeen have landed a six-figure payout from Uefa
Aberdeen have landed a six-figure payout from Uefa for releasing players for international competitions. The funds have been paid out as part of a Uefa Executive Committee initiative with a record £233million distributed to 901 clubs from all 55 participating national associations. Aberdeen received a payment from the allocation of funds as part of the Club Benefits Programme for the 2020/2024 national team competition cycle. The initiative covers the UEFA Nations League, Euro qualifiers and Euro 2024. A total of £2.4m has been handed to Scottish clubs with 13 sides receiving the financial boost. Aberdeen received a £137,507 payment (€16o,996) which will come as a welcome boost as boss Jimmy Thelin readies for the summer transfer window. Celtic secured the largest payout of Scottish clubs with £882,958, while Rangers second on £433,119. Eleven Premiership clubs received Uefa payments, with Championship Livingston and Dunfermline Athletic also benefitting.
The Courier
23-04-2025
- Business
- The Courier
Why did Dunfermline Athletic earn four-figure Uefa cash boost?
When the European Club Association (ECA) announced its record-breaking £191 million payouts this week, Dunfermline looked like an outlier in the cash distributed in Scotland. A total of 13 Scottish clubs were rewarded through the organisation's Club Benefits Programme. It is a scheme agreed between the ECA and Uefa to compensate clubs for international call-ups. The other 12 teams on the list for Scotland are currently, or have been previously in the case of Livingston, Premiership outfits. So, for the Pars to be included had some – staff at East End Park amongst them – scratching their heads. The money – around £6,275 – is pretty insignificant in the grand scheme of things at a club with a seven-figure turnover. It was certainly vastly overshadowed by the £880,000 taken in by Celtic, the £441,000 by Rangers or the £353,500 earned by Hearts. So, why were Dunfermline included in the payouts? Well, in short, the answer is former goalkeeper Owain Fon Williams. The cash is handed out on a four-year cycle to clubs based on international call-ups for Uefa Nations League games, EURO finals and, on this occasion, for 2020-2024, EURO qualifiers. For the Nations League matches and EURO qualifiers, clubs get €3,609 per player per game in which they made the match-day squad. The Pars have received their four-figure windfall thanks to Fon Williams being included by Wales in their squad for the Nations League games in November 2020. The 38-year-old, who is now the goalkeeping coach for Fleetwood Town, was recalled for the first time in three years for the matches against Stephen Kenny's Republic of Ireland and Finland and sat on the bench for both ties. The ECA also gives payouts as part of an agreement with FIFA. But, unfortunately for Dunfermline, it only covers players appearing at World Cup finals and not those involved in qualifiers. The Pars had defender Vytas Gasputis involved regularly with Lithuania during his 11 months with the club from February 2021. But that came during a World Cup cycle and his seven qualifying matches were not earners.
The Courier
22-04-2025
- Business
- The Courier
Payouts revealed as Dundee United, Dundee, St Johnstone and Dunfermline Athletic land Uefa cash boost
Dundee United, Dundee, St Johnstone and Dunfermline Athletic will all benefit as part of a mammoth payout from the European Club Association (ECA). The Club Benefits Programme – part of an agreement between the ECA and Uefa – has seen a record-breaking sum of £191 million paid out to sides across the continent. Teams are compensated for the release of players in the last four-year cycle (2020 to 2024) for competitions including, but not limited to, the 2020/21 and 2022/23 UEFA Nations League, European qualifiers and Euro 2024. It is substantial increase from the previous cycle, from 2016 to 2020, which stood at £172 million. Just shy of £2.4 million was earmarked for clubs in Scotland. A sum of £75,303 went to United, while St Johnstone banked £37,650 and Dundee earned £12,550. Dunfermline Athletic – who, along with Livingston, were one of only two sides outside the top-flight to benefit – added £6,275 to their coffers. Celtic were the biggest beneficiaries, earning £1.1 million.
Straits Times
22-04-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
Man City collect biggest UEFA bonus for releasing players for international duty
MANCHESTER, England - 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. Spanish side Real Madrid were allocated 4.79 million euros while Inter Milan of Serie A were given 4.65 million euros. Clubs received an equal share for each player released for each UEFA Nations League and Euros qualifying match, as well as a fixed amount per player per day during the final tournament. Clubs throughout the football pyramid benefited with a tenth-tier side – Yorkshire Amateur of England – receiving 7,300 euros. "It is fantastic to see clubs of all sizes and levels, across the entire football pyramid, receiving financial rewards for their vital role in developing players who contribute to the success of our national team competitions - including the highly successful UEFA EURO 2024 final tournament," UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said. "Every success of our competitions is a shared one, and this benefits programme is another testament to that principle ... when football thrives, everyone benefits." The total amount for the release of players in this cycle was 100m euros, up from 70m for the previous cycle. The amount for the release of players for the European Championship also increased, from 130m to 140m euros, with funds going to 196 clubs from 29 UEFA member associations. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Irish Sun
22-04-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
League of Ireland and NIFL collect LEAST amount from €233m UEFA fund for clubs whose stars play for their countries
THE League of Ireland received the second lowest amount from UEFA's Club Benefits Programme. record €233million to clubs to compensate them for their players being away with European national teams for competitions they organise. Advertisement 1 Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny looks on as Jack Byrne warms-up during the UEFA Nations League B match against Bulgaria Credit: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile Under the deal agreed between UEFA and the European Club Association, clubs received an equal share for each player released for international duty, as well as a fixed amount per player per day during the final tournament. It covers the 2020-21 and 2022-23 UEFA English clubs - ranging from Yorkshire Amateur FC in the tenth tier - shared the biggest slice of the pie, a whopping €46,888,361 But four of our clubs shared just €95,134 from the pot, the second lowest after the Northern Ireland Football League, which collected only €43,908. Advertisement Read More on League of Ireland In contrast, continental minnows such as Andorra, Faroe Islands, That is because those countries have a high incidence of home-based players in their national teams whereas, here, it is a rarity, with current internationals for other countries also uncommon. During that time, Advertisement Most read in Football Exclusive But the biggest contributor to their pay-day was Markus Poom who featured regularly for Estonia during his two-year-long stay on loan from Flora Tallinn. They do not get anything from UEFA for Roberto Lopes' appearances for Cape Verde because the African nation is not one of their members. Tim Clancy calls on League of Ireland to make drastic change after Cork City boss' clash with referee Rivals Bohemians received €3,659 for the call-up of keeper James Talbot for the Sligo Rovers scooped far larger amounts as a result of the overseas players they had on their books . Advertisement The Lilywhites had both Sonni Nattestad of the Faroe Islands and Gibraltar's Louie Annesley on their books during that time and collected €18,295. Nattestad's compatriot Stefan Radosavljevic spent the 2023 and 2024 seasons with the Bit O' Red before returning home. And they also benefitted from the Estonia call-ups for Frank Liivak and Bogdan Vastsuk which meant they received a total of €29,272.
