Union of European Clubs wants to help non-elite teams
Its plan relates to revenue from Uefa club competitions
Competitive balance across Europe’s leagues would be transformed with the adoption of a new model for distributing revenue from the Champions League and other Uefa club competitions, according to a proposal by the Union of European Clubs (UEC).
Clubs competing in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League benefit this season from a bumper €3.317bn (£2.87bn) prize pot, culled from annual €4.4bn revenue primarily generated by media rights sales. Only €308m of the latter figure is divided among clubs who did not reach those competitions, in the form of solidarity payments.
Under the plan drawn up by UEC about €2bn of the prize money would be distributed among all top- and professional second-tier clubs in Europe, dramatically increasing the amount handed to those beyond the elite.
