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Italy and Spain are going through one another tonight within the UEFA Euro 2020 semifinal at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
That is the fourth time within the final 4 UEFA European Championships that the knock-out stage options the Italy-Spain match-up. Whereas Spain gained in 2008 and 2012, the Azzurri managed to get previous La Roja in 2016.
For Italy and Spain, successful tonight’s sport doesn’t imply simply accessing the celebrated UEFA Euro 2020 remaining. There are additionally vital monetary incentives that include progressing so far as doable within the event.
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By reaching the event semifinal, the 2 nationwide groups have already pocketed a major chunk of the prize cash put aside by UEFA for the UEFA Euro 2020.
Up to now, the competitors has granted Italy and Spain a complete of €17.4 million ($20.6 million) in qualification bonuses.
A €9.4 million ($11.1 million) charge got here from making the UEFA Euro 2020 group stage, as The Telegraph specifies in an article that breaks down the competitors’s prize cash.
Italy and Spain have then obtained bonuses as they progressed by way of the event: the Spherical of 16 was price €1.5 million ($1.8 million), the quarterfinals €2.5 million ($3 million) and the semifinals €4 million ($4.8 million).
Just one between Italy and Spain will characteristic within the UEFA Euro 2020 remaining, which alone is price an additional €5 million ($6.1 million).
To this determine, every staff has so as to add €1 million ($1.2 million) and €500,000 ($606,000) per win and draw that they’ve registered all through the event.
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FIGC, the Italian soccer federation, has established the prize cash it would distribute to each single member on Italy’s roster in response to the staff’s achievements on the UEFA Euro 2020.
As Repubblica reveals, FIGC has allotted €30,000 ($36,000) per participant for reaching the quarterfinals and €150,000 ($178,000) for the semifinal.
Reserving one of many two slots of the wonderful UEFA Euro 2020 remaining would grant every Italy participant one other €200,000 ($237,000), with an additional €50,000 ($59,000) bonus if the Azzurri carry the trophy.
Among the many taking part groups, England are those that may distribute the biggest amount of cash to their gamers in case of ultimate victory. Because the Mirror explains, the English gamers are anticipated to obtain a private successful bonus price €540,000 ($639,000) in the event that they find yourself being topped European Champions.
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The semifinal between Italy and Spain will characteristic two very technical sides whose enjoying model revolves round creativity slightly than physicality.
Within the knock-out stage, Italy first beat Austria in additional time, then pulled off a really convincing efficiency to remove Belgium, a facet that was among the many favorites to win this UEFA Euro version.
Spain managed to get previous Croatia within the Spherical of 16 with an exciting 5-3 extra-time win. Within the quarterfinals, they knocked out Switzerland in one other breathtaking sport that wrapped up solely after the penalty shoot-out.
Attributable to Covid-19 protocols, the Italy-Spain sport might be performed in entrance of some 60,000 followers, which is about 75% of Wembley Stadium’s seating capability.
