Barcelona leads payout from $10.5M UEFA fund for clubs who sent players to Women's Euro 2025
Chelsea's Erin Cuthbert, left, vies for the ball with Barcelona's Alexia Putellas during the women's Champions League opening phase soccer match between Chelsea FC and FC Barcelona, in London, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Credit: AP/Kin Cheung
NYON, Switzerland — Barcelona received the highest payment from a nine million euros ($10.5 million) fund that rewarded 103 clubs whose players were picked for the 2025 Women’s European Championship.
Barcelona earned 567,000 euros ($664,000) paid as a daily rate of 1,095 euros ($1,280) for as long as players were involved in the 16-nation tournament in Switzerland in July.
Spain stars Aitana Bonmatí and Alexia Putellas headed 10 players from the three-time Women’s Champions League winner in the beaten finalist’s squad, plus Keira Walsh from title-winning England. Barcelona also had forwards Caroline Graham Hansen with Norway, Ewa Pajor with Poland and Sydney Schertenleib with Switzerland.
Bayern Munich was next with 465,000 euros ($545,000) including seven in semifinalist Germany’s squad, England's Georgia Stanway and Denmark captain Pernille Harder.
Chelsea earned 462,000 euros ($541,000) and Juventus, which provided most of Italy’s semifinalist squad, earned 415,000 euros ($486,000) from UEFA.
English clubs combined to earn 2.37 million euros ($2.78 million), German clubs got 1.4 million euros ($1.64 million) and more than 1.3 million euros ($1.52 million) went to Italy.
Spanish clubs combined to earn 1.16 million euros ($1.36 million) — more than half to Barcelona.
Barcelona fans celebrate after a Women's Champions League soccer match between Paris FC and Barcelona in Paris, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. Credit: AP/Thibault Camus
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