Uefa has confirmed that Euro 2025 will offer record prize money of €41m (£34m), a 156 per cent increase on the €16m available at Euro 2022. The 16-team tournament, hosted by Switzerland, will see the champions earn up to €5.1m including performance bonuses. England, who beat Germany at Wembley to win the 2022 edition, took just over €2m.
Participating teams are guaranteed a participation fee of €1.8m, almost as much as England’s winning bonus from three years ago. In a first for the competition, Uefa’s executive committee has confirmed that teams will distribute between 30 and 40 per cent of their prize money to players, mirroring the agreement made before the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
The compensation package for clubs releasing players for the tournament will rise to €6m, an increase of €1.5m from Euro 2022. The total prize money at the men’s European Championship in 2024 was €331m, with winners Spain taking home a maximum of €28.25m, leaving a gap of almost €300m between the men’s and women’s competitions.
Uefa hopes to build on the growth of women’s football in Europe, with the tournament in Switzerland following a record-breaking Euros in 2022. First-time qualifiers Wales are among the teams set to benefit from the increased financial package.
