UEFA pays €31.5m to clubs for Nations League players
UEFA has paid €31.5m to 611 European clubs for releasing players for the 2024/25 Nations League, Dutch news agency ANP reports.
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The payments were made in the week of 29 September 2026 and are the first under club-compensation arrangements between UEFA and European clubs, known as the UEFA Club Benefits Programme. [1]
RB Leipzig receives the largest reported payment: €353,000 for releasing 16 players, according to UEFA figures cited by ANP. [1]
Clubs continue to pay players’ wages during international breaks, which ANP says prompted their push for compensation from UEFA. [1]
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