I calciatori della Nazionale tedesca incasseranno il loro primo bonus in quattro anni
The German football team is experiencing a series of disappointing tournament performances, financially affecting the players. The DFB has not had to pay bonus payments for a long time. This situation could potentially recur.
The recent major tournaments brought fiscally prudent results for the German Football Association. Due to the German football team's underperformance in the past few years, the federation has not had to pay bonus payments for a long time. The last time a German men's national team received money, according to "Kicker", was in 2017 - after winning the Confederations Cup. There was €50,000 each back then.
At the World Cups 2018 and 2022, exiting in the group stage was not compensated, nor were bonuses handed out for reaching the quarterfinals at EURO 2021. Now, the DFB players have the power to financially reward themselves - but only if they win the group.
DFB business chief Andreas Rettig declared before the tournament that there would be no changes in performance-related tournament bonuses compared to EURO 2021 and WM 2022. "We agreed on that with the player council last year," he added. Manuel Neuer and crew will earn at least a point and the group win tonight (9:00 PM/ ARD, MagentaTV and live on ntd.de*) against Switzerland, the DFB will pay €50,000 to each of the 26 players in the squad. Even in the event of a loss, a host team's elimination in the round of 16, as in 2021, will not lead to a bonus.
Five players from the previous DFB team of 2017, who received a tournament bonus, are still part of the current squad: Reserve goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen, defenders Joshua Kimmich, Benjamin Henrichs, and Antonio Rüdiger, as well as Emre Can.
If the German team advances past the round of 16, each player will have a guaranteed €100,000, a semifinal appearance will be rewarded with €150,000. A runner-up finish would yield €250,000, while a championship win would result in a record bonus: €400,000 per player! For comparison's sake, the remaining World Cup winners in the EURO squad in 2014, Toni Kroos, Manuel Neuer, and Thomas Müller, as well as tournament leader Philipp Lahm, earned only €300,000 each.
For the association, it's also about money against Switzerland: A win yields €1,000,000 from UEFA, a draw brings €500,000. For advancing, the DFB receives €1,500,000. Regardless of whether as first, second, or third. With potential EURO winnings, Treasurer Stephan Grundwald can already anticipate approximately €12,000,000. Just for qualifying, the two group stage victories, and advancing cost Treasurer Stephan Grundwald roughly €12,000,000.
*ARDE: Rai Dei Fatti, Italian public broadcaster
ndt.de: German news website of the public broadcaster NDR.
UEFA: Union of European Football Associations.
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