In light of the current crisis and the financial difficulties that many clubs are facing across Europe due to the decrease in revenues during the stop imposed by the coronavirus emergency, the UEFA Executive Committee has decided to immediately release the payments of the club compensation related to their contribution to national team competitions. 676 teams from all 55 affiliated federations will therefore benefit from payments of 70 million euros. The UEFA Executive Committee approved the guidelines on the eligibility principles for the European club competitions of 2020-21. And they reflect the principle that admission "is always based on sporting merit". Therefore, UEFA urges national federations and leagues to consider all possible options (including a change of league format) to complete the season. However, in the event of early termination, the procedure for choosing clubs should be based on "objective, transparent and non-discriminatory principles".
Ceferin: "hard times, UEFA duty to help clubs" - "In these difficult times when many clubs are facing financial problems, especially with their cash flow, it was our duty to make sure that the clubs themselves received these payments as much as possible. as quickly as possible. " So the president of UEFA, Aleksander Ceferin, on the decision of the Executive Committee to immediately release the payment of 70 million euros to European clubs that have released players for the matches of the national teams.
Agnelli, from UEFA injection of necessary liquidity - The 70 million euros immediately released by the UEFA Executive Committee for the companies that provided players for the national team matches represent "an injection of liquidity necessary for club finances and is the result of the work joint of the Era with UEFA for the protection of the clubs in this moment of existential threat ". This was stated by Andrea Agnelli, president of Juventus and Eca, the association of European clubs. "While public health remains our main concern, securing financial, legal and regulatory support before kick-starting Europe once there is security to do so is of paramount importance to Eca and its members." added Agnelli at the end of the UEFA Executive Committee. The complete list of clubs and the total amount received by each club will be communicated after the Euro 2020 dispute.
Here's how the funds will be distributed - Payments decided by the UEFA Executive Committee, which were originally to be released upon completion of the European qualifiers play-offs, will be made immediately as follows: 50 million will be awarded to clubs that have released players to 39 non-national teams involved in the play-offs of the European qualifiers; 17.7 million will be awarded to clubs that have released players to the 16 national teams involved in the playoffs. The balance of € 2.7 million for players released for the play-offs will be distributed at the end of these games in the autumn. For Euro2020, a minimum of € 200 million is available for distribution to clubs, as agreed in the memorandum of understanding between UEFA and Eca. Based on the payment distribution mechanism approved today, 70 million euros will be distributed among those clubs that have released players for the European qualifications and the Nations League, and the remaining 130 million euros will be distributed among those clubs that will release players for Euro 2020 These payments, UEFA emphasizes, will benefit a very large number of clubs across Europe and provide them with vital oxygen at a critical time. 676 teams from 55 national federations will in fact receive amounts ranging from 3,200 to 630,000 euros for their contribution to the European qualifications and the Nations League for the period 2018-20.
