{"id":542939,"date":"2026-03-17T19:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/542939\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T19:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:26:08","slug":"a-hell-of-a-debate-row-looms-over-champions-league-elites-share-of-efl-deal-payments-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/542939\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A hell of a debate\u2019: row looms over Champions League elite\u2019s share of EFL deal payments | Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"

A number of mid-ranking Premier League clubs are lobbying for a percentage of the biggest teams\u2019 Uefa revenue to be used to help fund a new financial settlement with the English Football League<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Talks over the so-called New Deal for Football have been in stasis since midway through the 2023-24 season, when the Premier League<\/a> put negotiations on hold after failing to get the support of clubs for a funding deal for the lower divisions that would have been worth \u00a3880m over six years. The newly created Independent Football Regulator has been charged by the government with reviving the discussions and has been given backstop powers to impose a settlement if the parties are unable to agree. Divisions within the Premier League over how to pay for it remain.<\/p>\n

A senior source at one established top-flight club told the Guardian that \u201ca hell of a debate\u201d is looming over funding the deal, and that there are plans to petition the IFR and Premier League to introduce a levy on Uefa income, which is in place in some European countries.<\/p>\n

The Premier League\u2019s six clubs in the Champions League this season are poised to receive a combined total of more than \u00a3600m in broadcast income and prize money, with Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham having each banked more than \u00a380m for reaching the last 16.<\/p>\n

Newcastle\u2019s share to date is smaller at about \u00a350m, because they score significantly lower on Uefa\u2019s value pillar assessment, which is partly based on historical performances.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all want to do a deal with the EFL, but why should it be solely funded by the Premier League\u2019s TV money?\u201d the source said. \u201cIf that\u2019s the case then a disproportionate burden will fall on the smaller clubs, who in effect will be funding their direct rivals in the EFL.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s going to be a hell of a debate about how this is funded. Other European leagues have a levy on Uefa income as part of their redistribution mechanism, and we should do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

PSV players celebrate a goal at Liverpool. Dutch clubs in Uefa competitions must pay 5% of their group-stage prize money to non-qualifiers. Photograph: Peter Byrne\/PA<\/p>\n

The Eredivisie in the Netherlands is one league with such a system. Dutch clubs in Uefa competitions must pay 5% of their group-stage prize money to teams in the league that did not qualify for Europe, a figure which drops to 3.75% of revenue in the knockout stages. In addition, 15% of the clubs\u2019 Uefa revenue is distributed to teams in the second tier.<\/p>\n

The plans to call for a similar levy in the Premier League are at an early stage, partly because the IFR\u2019s role in the New Deal negotiations is in its infancy.<\/p>\n

The IFR\u2019s first task is to complete its State of the Game review, which is due to be published at the start of next year. The IFR chair, David Kogan, has met the Premier League and EFL and urged them to reach an agreement but cannot impose one until the review has concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A number of mid-ranking Premier League clubs are lobbying for a percentage of the biggest teams\u2019 Uefa revenue…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":542940,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,561,82],"class_list":["post-542939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=542939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/542940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=542939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=542939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=542939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}