Bad luck with the crossbar
Farke loses the “most valuable game in the world” with Leeds
26.05.2024, 18:26
The billion-dollar Premier League is the dream destination in English football. Just being there is worth many, many millions of euros. The German coach Daniel Farke will have to wait at least another year before he can be part of the big football business again.
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.
Hundreds of millions of euros at stake
The decisive match for promotion to the Premier League is often referred to as the “million-dollar game” or “the most valuable game in football”. 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, the equivalent of 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.
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.
A financial parachute is provided for relegated teams – which benefited Southampton and Leeds last summer. They will each receive more than 100 million pounds despite their relegation.