Champions League winner Real Madrid got $154M from UEFA to top prize money table last season

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Champions League winner Real Madrid got $154M from UEFA to top prize money table last season

2025-04-03 18:55 Last Updated At：19:01

GENEVA (AP) — Champions League winner Real Madrid topped the prize money list last season by getting almost 139 million euros ($154 million), UEFA said on Thursday, finally confirming the payments.

Madrid’s money came from a total competition prize fund of more than 2 billion euros ($2.22 billion) that rises by 25% this season in the new and expanded format with more teams and more games.

UEFA’s formula to pay clubs included Madrid getting more than 36 million euros ($40 million) as the top-ranked club preseason, but just 14 million euros ($15.5 million) as a share of income from broadcast rights deals.

Paris Saint-Germain was the second biggest earner — despite being eliminated in the semifinals — with 122.4 million ($135.7 million). That included 34 million euros ($37.7 million) from TV money with the French rights deal shared with Lens as the only two French teams in the group stage.

Borussia Dortmund, the beaten finalist, just edged Bayern Munich with both getting more than 120 million euros ($133 million). German broadcast money was shared among four teams.

In the second-tier Europa League, beaten finalist Bayer Leverkusen got the highest payment of 41.2 million euros ($45.7 million). Title winner Atalanta got almost 34 million euros ($37.7 million).

Liverpool, which was beaten by Atalanta in the quarterfinals, earned less than 27 million euros ($30 million) from UEFA.

Manchester City earned 110.5 million euros ($122.5 million) from reaching the Champions League quarterfinals as the defending champion. An extra 4.5 million euros ($5 million) was earned playing in the season-opening Super Cup against Sevilla, winner of the 2023 Europa League.

Barcelona got just 98 million euros ($108.6 million) for reaching the Champions League quarterfinals in another financially challenging year for the club, which has had issues registering players this season.

Manchester United was paid less than 61 million euros ($67.6 million) by UEFA for placing last in its group, and Newcastle got 34 million euros ($37.7 million) including less than 5 million euros ($5.5 million) from the club ranking payments.

The smallest sum was less than 22 million euros ($24.4 million) paid to Belgian champion Royal Antwerp, the lowest-ranked team.

UEFA also paid 25 million euros ($27.7 million) to the European Club Association, led by PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi, which represents hundreds of clubs and helps manage the competition’s commercial strategy in a joint venture.

The payments were detailed in UEFA's financial report published during its annual meeting being held in the Serbian capital Belgrade.

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Thousands of nurses go on strike at several major New York City hospitals

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes.

The strike was taking place at The Mount Sinai Hospital and two of its satellite campuses, with picket lines forming. The other affected hospitals are NewYork-Presbyterian and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.

About 15,000 nurses are involved in the strike, according to New York State Nurses Association.

“After months of bargaining, management refused to make meaningful progress on core issues that nurses have been fighting for: safe staffing for patients, healthcare benefits for nurses, and workplace violence protections,” the union said in a statement issued Monday. “Management at the richest hospitals in New York City are threatening to discontinue or radically cut nurses’ health benefits.”

The strike, which comes during a severe flu season, could potentially force the hospitals to transfer patients, cancel procedures or divert ambulances. It could also put a strain on city hospitals not involved in the contract dispute, as patients avoid the medical centers hit by the strike.

The hospitals involved have been hiring temporary nurses to try and fill the labor gap during the walkout, and said in a statement during negotiations that they would “do whatever is necessary to minimize disruptions.” Montefiore posted a message assuring patients that appointments would be kept.

“NYSNA’s leaders continue to double down on their $3.6 billion in reckless demands, including nearly 40% wage increases, and their troubling proposals like demanding that a nurse not be terminated if found to be compromised by drugs or alcohol while on the job," Montefiore spokesperson Joe Solmonese said Monday after the strike had started. "We remain resolute in our commitment to providing safe and seamless care, regardless of how long the strike may last.”

New York-Presbyterian accused the union of staging a strike to “create disruption,” but said in a statement that it has taken steps to ensure patients receive the care they need.

"We’re ready to keep negotiating a fair and reasonable contract that reflects our respect for our nurses and the critical role they play, and also recognizes the challenging realities of today’s healthcare environment,” the statement said.

The work stoppage is occurring at multiple hospitals simultaneously, but each medical center is negotiating with the union independently. Several other hospitals across the city and in its suburbs reached deals in recent days to avert a possible strike.

The nurses’ demands vary by hospital, but the major issues include staffing levels and workplace safety. The union says hospitals have given nurses unmanageable workloads.

Nurses also want better security measures in the workplace, citing incidents like a an incident last week, when a man with a sharp object barricaded himself in a Brooklyn hospital room and was then killed by police.

The union also wants limitations on hospitals’ use of artificial intelligence.

The nonprofit hospitals involved in the negotiations say they’ve been working to improve staffing levels, but say the union’s demands overall are too costly.

Nurses voted to authorize the strike last month.

Both New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani had expressed concern about the possibility of the strike. As the strike deadline neared, Mamdani urged both sides to keep negotiating and reach a deal that “both honors our nurses and keeps our hospitals open.”

“Our nurses kept this city alive through its hardest moments. Their value is not negotiable,” Mamdani said.

State Attorney General Letitia James voiced similar support, saying "nurses put their lives on the line every day to keep New Yorkers healthy. They should never be forced to choose between their own safety, their patients’ well-being, and a fair contract.”

The last major nursing strike in the city was only three years ago, in 2023. That work stoppage, at Mount Sinai and Montefiore, was short, lasting three days. It resulted in a deal raising pay 19% over three years at those hospitals.

It also led to promised staffing improvements, though the union and hospitals now disagree about how much progress has been made, or whether the hospitals are retreating from staffing guarantees.