How Gareth Southgate will earn over TEN TIMES more than Spain rival for winning Euro 2024 as staggering bonuses revealed
SPAIN’S players will pocket a whopping £300,000 EACH if they beat England in the Euro final – but it’s still less than the Three Lions.
Luis de la Fuente’s men have sailed through the tournament to set up Sunday’s Berlin showdown with the Three Lions.
And their squad has been promised a bumper payday by the Spanish FA after talks with senior players.
Manchester City star Rodri and ex-Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata, now La Roja’s captain, led the discussions with RFEF bosses.
Every member of Spain‘s 26-man squad, plus coach De La Fuente, will trouser a €364,516 [£306,646] bonus if they can see off Gareth Southgate‘s heroes.
It would be the biggest payout in the national team’s history.
Arsenal keeper David Raya and Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella would share in the bounty – as would Barcelona’s 16-year-old wonderkid Lamine Yamal.
Former Manchester City trio Aymeric Laporte, Jesus Navas and Ferran Torres would also cash in, together with ex-Newcastle pair Joselu and Ayoze Perez.
The RFEF is due to receive €28.5m from UEFA if Spain wins the tournament.
A quartet of senior players brokered a deal whereby the squad would receive 40 per cent of that amount – €11.3m.
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England vs Spain record
England have played Spain 27 times in total - here is a look at every result...
- May 1929, Spain 4-3 England – International Friendly (L)
- December 1931, England 7-1 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- July 1950, Spain 1-0 England – World Cup (L)
- May 1955, Spain 1-1 England – International Friendly (D)
- November 1955, England 4-1 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- May 1960, Spain 3-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- October 1960, England 4-2 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- December 1965, Spain 0-2 England – International Friendly (W)
- May 1967, England 2-0 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- April 1968, England 1-0 Spain – European Championship (W)
- May 1968, Spain 1-2 England – European Championship (W)
- March 1980, Spain 0-2 England – International Friendly (W)
- June 1980, England 2-1 Spain – European Championship (W)
- March 1981, England 1-2 Spain – International Friendly (L)
- July 1982, Spain 0-0 England – World Cup (D)
- February 1987, Spain 2-4 England – International Friendly (W)
- September 1992, Spain 1-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- June 1996, England 0(4)-(2)0 Spain – European Championship (W)
- February 2001, England 3-0 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- November 2004, Spain 1-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- February 2007, England 0-1 Spain – International Friendly (L)
- February 2009, Spain 2-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- November 2011, England 1-0 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- November 2015, Spain 2-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- November 2016, England 2-2 Spain – International Friendly (D)
- September 2018, England 1-2 Spain – Nations League (L)
- October 2018, Spain 2-3 England – Nations League (W)
Overall, England have won 14, drawn three and lost 10 matches against Spain.
That sum would be divided into 31 parts, with coaches and backroom staff splitting the remaining four shares after the players and De La Fuente have claimed their rewards.
Meanwhile, England stars will enjoy an even bigger share of cash if they lift the trophy.
SunSport exclusively revealed last month that players will receive a share of £9.6m if the Three Lions win the European Championship.
The FA will be given £24m in total, with stars expected to earn a bonus worth around £369,000 each.
But Southgate is set to pocket a huge £4m bonus if he guides England to European glory – over 10 times MORE than De La Fuente.
The England boss could decide to step down after the final.
However, FA Chiefs want him to stay for another two years at least.
You can say it hasn’t been pretty, but England are in the final… and we’re peaking at just the right time, says Jack Wilshere
AFTER what has been a tough tournament of times, what an opportunity Gareth Southgate and his team will have to end in the best possible way, writes Jack Wilshere.
We might like a team that played better football. But it’s a results business.
Germany, Italy, France, Portugal and of course Holland would love to be where we are.
People will say we’re lucky because we’re on this side of the draw.
But we won the group. France didn’t and then ran into Spain.
You can say it wasn’t that pretty, but we’re there.
Gareth and his coaches won’t have been happy with some of the performances.
But I did like the way Gareth and his team have dealt with it.
There was no panic coming out of the camp.
Everyone gave the same message: ‘We know we can better, but we’re here still.’
And on Sunday they will be in Berlin to play Spain.
They will probably have to produce two halves of football as good as the first against Holland to beat them.
We have improved as the tournament has gone on and that is how you win things.
You want to peak in the final.
If Gareth can lead England to that major trophy we’ve all been waiting for, it will be the perfect answer to the critics and a brilliant day for us all.
Read Jack Wilshere’s England vs Holland verdict in full.
Or check out all of SunSport columnist Jack’s Euros 2024 opinions…