EUROPEAN SUPER CUP
How much prize money does the European Super Cup champion receive?
Manchester City and Sevilla will go head-to-head on Wednesday 16 August with the winner getting a financial bonus along with the trophy.
Sevilla and Manchester City will play the European Super Cup on Wednesday 16 August as current champions of the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Champions League respectively.
Sevilla and Man City target more silverware
Sevilla are playing for the first title of a season that has just begin across the continent, and they arrive having lost their opening game of LaLiga 1-2, at home to a very inexperienced Valencia side. A victory against Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City would be a timely boost for the team and the fans.
The treble winning English club lost the chance to win a sextet after losing to Arsenal in the Community Shield, the curtain raiser to the Premier League campaign. Even so, the citizens are a powerful team and start as favourites, although they will be missing Kevin de Bruyne who picked up an injury in their opening day victory over Burnley.
Both teams have moved in the summer transfer market, each one acting according to their economic limitations, with more action likely still ahead. After the European Super Cup, there will still be two weeks left for deals, and the prize for winning the trophy may help finish off those squad lists.
European Super Cup prize money
The teams that play in the European Super Cup receive a certain amount of money for playing the match, and the winner also receives an extra bonus. In the case of the last edition, when Real Madrid went up against Eintracht Frankfurt, both teams pocketed around $3.5 million for participating and the winner, the Spanish team, adding on a $1 million bonus.
The amounts may seem ridiculously small compared to the money that currently swirls around in the world of football, even more so in recent years with the arrival of the Saudis, but the rules and limitations of financial fair play are becoming stricter and any income is welcome. And remember, as well as this incentive, there are a number of other commercial revenue benefits that clubs generate for participating in this type of match.