UEFA Offers Record Prize Money For Women’s Euros 2025

Prize money for the 2025 Women’s European Championship will more than double compared to the previous edition, with the 16 teams sharing €41 million ($43m), UEFA said Monday.

Each federation will get a minimum of €1.8m for playing at Euro 2025 in Switzerland and is obliged to share at least 30% of the money among the players, UEFA’s executive committee decided Monday. The title winner can earn up to €5.1m.

Clubs whose players compete at the tournament will share €6m at a daily rate of €657 per player. That is a total increase of 33% compared to the last women’s Euros.

The men’s Euro 2024 tournament had a total prize fund of €331m, from overall revenue of about €2.4 billion. Each of the 24 teams who took part received a minimum of €9.25 and title-winning Spain earned €28.25m.

UEFA said the men’s Nations League Final Four mini-tournament next June will be hosted by the winner of the quarterfinal between Italy and Germany.

Italy would host the tournament in Turin, while Germany would stage it in Munich and Stuttgart.

Meanwhile, Defending champions England and debutants Wales have been drawn in the same group for Euro 2025 in Switzerland, with France and the Netherlands joining them.

The Lionesses were in pot two so were always going to face either hosts Switzerland or one of the other top teams. They avoided being in the same group as 2023 World Cup winners Spain or eight-time Euros winners Germany.

England and Wales will meet in the final round of group fixtures on 13 July in St Gallen.

Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses are ranked fourth in the world, Wales are 30th, the Netherlands are 10th and France are 11th.

The 16-team tournament takes place across eight venues in Switzerland from 2-27 July.

Rhian Wilkinson’s Wales beat the Republic of Ireland 3-2 on aggregate in their play-off to reach their first major women’s tournament.

England booked their place by finishing as runners-up in their qualification group.