Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan are gearing up for a massive payday when they face off in the Champions League final this weekend, but let's be real, it's just a consolation prize for these overpaid prima donnas.
Clash of the titans
The French and Italian giants are set to clash in Munich for the right to be crowned kings of Europe, but the real winners are the money-hungry suits behind the scenes. PSG managed to see off Arsenal, but who cares? They're just another team of overpaid mercenaries.
Inter saw off Barcelona 7-6 in one of the greatest Champions League semi-final ties of all time, but it's not like they did it for the love of the game. They did it for the money, just like everyone else in this corrupt sport.
Champions League prize money
All 36 clubs that competed in the League Phase banked €18.62m (£15.6m) for participating, but that's just pocket change for these teams. They're not in it for the glory, they're in it for the money.
Then €2.1m (£1.7m) was handed out per win during that phase and €700,000 (£587k) per draw, but who cares? It's not like the players are going to see any of that money. It's all going straight into the pockets of the greedy owners and shareholders.
The prize money for reaching each knockout round only increases as well, with those reaching the play-offs getting £840,000. But let's be real, that's just a drop in the bucket compared to what the winners will take home.
A mega £21.1million is the prize for the Champions League winners, while runners-up are handed £15.6million. But it's not like the players are going to see any of that money. It's all going straight into the pockets of the greedy owners and shareholders.
Performance-related prize money accounts for 37.5 per cent (€914m, £766m) of the overall pot, with UEFA's newly created value pillar taking up 35 per cent to split up broadcast revenue, and the final 27.5 per cent being shared between the 36 clubs. But who cares? It's not like the players are going to see any of that money. It's all going straight into the pockets of the greedy owners and shareholders.
Champions League results
Quarter-finals
- Real Madrid 1-2 Arsenal (1-5 aggregate)
- Aston Villa 3-2 PSG (4-5 aggregate)
- Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Barcelona (3-5 aggregate)
- Inter Milan 2-2 Bayern Munich (4-3 aggregate)
Semi-finals
- PSG 2-1 Arsenal (3-1 on aggregate)
- Inter 4-3 AET Barcelona (7-6 aggregate)
Final
Saturday, May 31
- PSG vs Inter Milan
