UEFA will pay Italy €10 million for winning the Euro 2020
ahead of England.
The European top football governing body will also pay
England €7 million for losing the Euro 2020 final to Italy, according to The
Quint.
Italy defeated England 3-2 on penalties in the Euro 2020
final on Sunday night at Wembley Stadium.
Luke Shaw gave England an early lead in the first half, but Italy was able to force extra time and penalties after Leonardo Bonucci equalised in the second half.
Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Bukayo Saka all missed their
spot-kicks against Italy.
Meanwhile, the total prize money between the 24
participating nations at Euro 2020 was a staggering €371 million.
All participating countries received €9.25 million for
qualifying for the group stages of the tournament.
Making it through to the last-16 fetched another €2 million,
while a quarter-final appearance got €3.25 million.
A semi-final place earned teams an additional €5 million.
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