Chelsea's CL triumph deliver multi-million $ hit to rivals
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BLUES PUT RIVALS IN RED
Roberto Mancini's City will have to share equal sum with Chelsea for next season's Champions League prized money.
CHELSEA'S Champions League triumph has delivered a multi-million pound hit to their Premier League rivals.
The Blues’ qualification for next season’s competition as the 2012 winners sees them go straight into the group stages, which has resulted in a change to the usual split of UEFA television money.
Normally, as domestic champions, City, guided to the title by Roberto Mancini, would get 40 per cent of television revenue, about £12m, second-placed Manchester United 30 per cent (£9m), third-placed Arsenal 20 per cent (£6m) and fourth-placed Spurs 10 per cent (£3m). City and Chelsea will instead receive 30 per cent (£9m), United 25 per cent (£7.5m) and Arsenal 15 per cent (£4.5m).
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frankly, thats loose change to all 4 teams. only spurs lost out.
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Platini: Tottenham have not been unfairly punished The 56-year-old insists the north London knew the danger they faced when they finished fourth with Chelsea in Champions League final, but did suggest that the rules may be altered. Boss Harry Redknapp slammed the ruling as “unfair� after his side missed out on qualifying for the competition due to the Blues success against Bayern Munich last Saturday, despite Spurs finishing fourth in the Premier League. The 65-year-old added that the governing body should allow five clubs from one country to compete in the tournament in the circumstances, but Uefa changed the ruling in 2005 when Liverpool also won the Champions League but finished fifth. Premier League Adebayor wants to stay at Spurs "No, they [Tottenham] have not been punished. They know the rules; they should have been third and not fourth,� insisted Platini at a Fifa congress in Budapest. "Perhaps it could be for discussion in the future about the participation of more than four but for the moment it is not possible because the regulations are for four. “It is the matter of the executive committee, a matter for discussion.� However, Platini did concede that Uefa would be prepared to review the regulation, although no changes to the competition are permitted for at least another three years. “We can always change the rules. We can always discuss the rules, but not during the competition,� he added. "We have decided not to change the rules or regulations of the competition for three years. "Everything can be discussed, the rules, yellow cards, but not during the competition. Perhaps in the next executive committee we can speak about it. I can put that, but they may say no." ======= i dont know why redknapp is complaining. the rule was there all along. spurs have themselves to blame. they had a healthy lead at 3rd place and lost all towards the end. arsenal could have been the one in pain if spurs kept their concentration.
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Wenger continue to keep his record going taking Arsenal to the CL without missing one year so far...
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taking arsenal to CL is one thing. Winning it is a whole different thing.
arsenal in my memory has been a top team who never wins anything...