How much did the champion earn: main results of Euro 2024

For exactly a month, from June 14 to July 14, the 17th European Championship was the focus of attention for millions of football fans. The championship was held in Germany with the participation of 24 countries. The European showcase ended with a great success for the Spanish national team. It was the fourth championship title for the Spanish team. The first success came in 1964, the second in 2008, and the third in 2012.

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The first success for the Spaniards came in 1964, the second in 2008, and the third in 2012. Having defeated England in the final (2:1), the Spanish team became the most decorated in terms of the number of victories at European championships in their history, ahead of Germany, which has three victories. Spain went through the entire tournament in one breath, winning seven matches.

The symbolic UEFA team

Six Spaniards were included in the traditional symbolic team. Here's what this top 11 team looks like.

Mike Mignolet (France), Marc Cucurella (Spain), William Saliba (France), Manuel Akanji (Switzerland), Kyle Walker (England), Fabian Ruiz, Rodri, Dani Olmo, Nico Williams, Lamin Yamal (all from Spain), Jamal Musiala (Germany). Here it is, the European soccer horde.

The best player according to UEFA

The best player of Euro 2024 was the leader of the Spanish national team, 28-year-old midfielder Rodri. In all the games in which he was on the field, the Manchester City player received a score of 7.7. In the last 2 years, Rodri has been a prize collector: the championship with Manchester City, the Champions League 2022/2023, the UEFA Super Cup 2023, victory in the FA Cup 2022/2023 and the Club World Cup 2023. As a member of the Spanish national team in the 2022/2023 season, he won the UEFA Nations League. I am sure that the 2024 European champion Rodri will not stop at these achievements.

The oldest player

Many experienced players, for whom this was not the first European Championship, played in Germany. Portugal's Pepe became the oldest participant: he entered the 1/4 finals match at the age of 41 years and 135 days. Veterans do not age in the game...

The best young player

Spaniard Lamin Yamal came out for the match against Croatia at the age of 16 years and 338 days. At the age of 16 years and 362 days, in a match against France, he set a record by becoming the youngest goal scorer in the history of the Euros. The day before Spain's 2-1 victory over England in the final, Lamine turned 17. Yamal took part in all seven of his team's matches, scoring one goal and four assists. By the way, in terms of the number of assists, this is a repeat of the record for the final tournaments of European Championships.

According to Transfermarkt, 17-year-old Lamin Yamal is among the most expensive players in the Spanish national team. His figure is third - 75 million euros. Only Rodri (120 million) and Pedri (80 million) cost more. Undoubtedly, after Euro 2024, Lamin's price went up.

18 goals scored for six

117 goals were scored on football fields in Germany, an average of 2.3 goals per match. At Euro 2020, 25 more goals were scored. The best scorer of the championship was not determined - six players scored three goals. These are Harry Kane (England), Jamal Musiala (Germany), Cody Gakpo (Netherlands), Ivan Schrantz (Slovakia), George Mikautadze (Georgia), Dani Olmo (Spain).

Dear legs

The well-known resource Transfermarkt has calculated the cost of the 24 national teams participating in Euro 2024. Here are the five most expensive teams:

- England has the most expensive squad - the cost of its players is 1.52 billion euros, the most expensive player is Bellingham (180 million);

- France is worth 1.23 billion euros, the most expensive player is Kylian Mbappe - 180 million;

- Portugal is worth 1.05 billion euros, the most expensive player is Rafael Leão for 90 million euros;

- Spain 965.5 million euros, the most expensive is Rodri with 120 million in his pocket;

- Germany 851.5 million euros, the most expensive Florian Wirtz (130 million) In this list of 24 national teams, the Ukrainian national team is in tenth place.

Our most expensive player is Oleksandr Zinchenko (38 million euros). But the total cost of the players who were announced for Euro 2024 is 11 billion 460 million euros. That's how many expensive feet ran on the football fields of 10 stadiums in Germany. After the end of Euro 2024, the price of some players will increase, and some may go down.

UEFA prize fund

As the saying goes, win and keep. The prize fund for Euro 2024 amounted to 331 million euros. All 24 national teams received 9.25 million euros for reaching the final round. Winning a match was valued at €1 million, a draw at 500 thousand, reaching the 1/8 finals - €1.5 million, 1/4 - €2.5 million, 1/2 - €4 million, the final - €5 million, and the winner also received a championship bonus of €8 million.

The Spanish national team became the champion of Euro 2024 and succeeded in all seven matches. The team brought €28.25 million to the budget of its football association. This decent amount will be enough to pay bonuses to coaches, players, doctors, and support staff - all those who contributed to this success. There will also be enough euros for the further development of football in Spain.