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UEFA paid
Real Madrid £540,000 for Ronaldo’s hat-trick
Cristiano Ronaldo’s stunning hat-trick against Atletico
Madrid, has earned his former club, Real Madrid a whopping £540,000.
The Portuguese’s performance did not only sealed Juventus’
place in the Champions League quarter-finals, it also had major financial
implications for his former club, thanks to the methods used by UEFA to divide
prize money.
Champions League prize money is distributed in accordance
with the proportional value of each TV market, also known as the market pool,
represented by clubs taking part.
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Spanish teams receive around 15% of the total figure and
that is then paid out to teams based on their position in LaLiga in the
previous season.
Diego Simeone’s side finished above Real last season and
were therefore allocated more money than their city rivals, who were beaten by
Ajax at the Bernabeu last week.
Ronaldo’s hat-trick saw Atletico’s share of the prize money
heavily reduce and Real earn an additional £540,000 more than they had
previously expected.