Sport Premier League
Southampton wins the 160 million euro game
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Rain of gold before the rain of money: Southampton’s Jack Stephens presents the trophy
What: REUTERS
Southampton FC is back in the Premier League after a year in the second division. In the multi-million-euro match for promotion, the Saints won against a team coached by a German. The match shows how effective the rescue package for clubs in England is.
Southampton FC is returning to the Premier League after just one season. In the qualifying final of the second English football league, the Saints beat Leeds United, who were also relegated last year, 1-0 (1-0) at London’s Wembley Stadium on Sunday. In front of 85,862 spectators, Adam Armstrong scored the decisive goal in the 24th minute.
In the regular second division season, Leicester City and Ipswich Town had previously achieved promotion. Leeds, which is coached by the German Daniel Farke, came third, Southampton fourth. In the semi-finals of the qualification, Leeds eliminated sixth-placed Norwich City, while Southampton defeated fifth-placed West Bromwich Albion. Farke had been coach at Borussia Mönchengladbach the previous season.
Consolation: Daniel Farke with his trainer Wilfried Gnonto
Source: dpa/John Walton
As sports finance analyst Deloitte once calculated, the jump to the English elite league will equate to an increase in revenue of at least 135 million pounds, or 158.5 million euros, over the next three seasons. This amount could rise to 265 million pounds over five years if the club avoids relegation in its first season.
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Jan Ullrich and his coach
The decisive match for promotion to the Premier League is often referred to as the “million-dollar game” or “most valuable game in football”.
Rescue package works
A large part of this comes from television and advertising payments. Each club in the Premier League already receives £31 million from British broadcasting agreements alone. In addition, the promoted team receives around £60 million from international contracts and £1.2 million for each game broadcast live on television.
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A financial parachute is provided for relegated teams – which benefited Southampton and Leeds last summer. They each received more than 100 million pounds despite being relegated.
