As part of the European Football regulatory body’s Club Benefits Programme, Premier League team Manchester City received the largest allocation of any UEFA club, about 5.17 million euros ($5.94 million), to promote players’ participation in the national squad.

In order to release players to national team tournaments, including the 2020–21 and 2022–23 UEFA Nations League, the 2022–24 European Championship qualifications, and Euro 2024, a record 233 million euros were given to 901 clubs from all 55 member associations.

Real Madrid of Spain received 4.79 million euros, while Serie A team Inter Milan received 4.65 million.

In addition to a set sum per player every day during the final tournament, clubs got an equal proportion for each player released for every UEFA Nations League and Euros qualifying match.

Football clubs at all levels profited, with Yorkshire Amateur of England, a tenth-tier team, getting 7,300 euros.

“It is fantastic to see clubs of all sizes and levels, across the entire football pyramid, receiving financial rewards for their vital role in developing players who contribute to the success of our national team competitions – including the highly successful UEFA EURO 2024 final tournament,” UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said.

“Every success of our competitions is a shared one, and this benefits programme is another testament to that principle … when football thrives, everyone benefits.”

This cycle’s player release total was 100 million euros, compared to 70 million euros for the previous cycle.

The money allocated to 196 clubs from 29 UEFA member organisations for the release of players for the European Championship also went up, from 130 million to 140 million euros.