{"id":23830,"date":"2026-02-16T12:26:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/psg-leads-uefa-earnings-after-european-title-success\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:34:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:34:35","slug":"psg-leads-uefa-earnings-after-european-title-success","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/psg-leads-uefa-earnings-after-european-title-success\/","title":{"rendered":"PSG leads UEFA earnings after European title success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) finished last season not only as champions of Europe but also as the top earners in Union of European Football Association\u2019s (UEFA) financial distribution from its club competitions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to figures released by UEFA, the French side received \u20ac144 million in prize money ($171 million), the highest payout among participating clubs. Their triumph in the UEFA Champions League ensured both silverware and a significant financial boost.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Across Europe, participation in the Champions League carries major economic weight. Revenue from the tournament underpins club budgets, influences transfer strategies and, for some teams, plays a decisive role in financial stability.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>UEFA\u2019s breakdown shows that about $475 million was distributed to clubs eliminated before reaching the league phase, while a further $366 million went to teams that did not progress beyond the preliminary qualifying rounds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Among those who reached the competition proper, Inter Milan, who finished as runners-up, earned \u20ac136 million ($161.5 million).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":23831,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[20],"class_list":["post-23830","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-sport","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"PSG finished last season not only as champions of Europe but also as the top earners in Union of European Football Association","published_date":"2026-02-16 14:25:53","news_description":"PSG finished last season not only as champions of Europe but also as the top earners in Union of European Football Association","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/23830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/23830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26678,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/23830\/revisions\/26678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=23830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}