Manchester United earned £40m from Europa triumph and Leicester earned more than Real Madrid for Champions League run
- Manchester United were given hefty sum because of TV rights in England
- Runners-up Ajax were given much smaller fee despite also making final
- Champions League finalists Juventus top the UEFA prize money table
Manchester United's Europa League success earned the club £40million as well as a crucial spot in this season's Champions League campaign.
Jose Mourinho's side, who were given the large sum by UEFA, landed a much higher fee than their rivals due to how TV rights money is distributed in England.
All of United's Europa League games were screened on BT Sport which boosted their final fee.
Manchester United earned £40million from their Europa League triumph in May
Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Paul Pogba (right) scored in United's 2-0 win over Ajax last season
Fellow finalists Ajax, who were beaten 2-0 in thanks to goals by Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, were given just £14m despite playing the same amount of games.
Elsewhere, in the Champions League, beaten finalists Juventus topped the Champions prize money table as they received £99m from UEFA last season.
Leicester City edged title-winning Real Madrid for second place because the English champion banked a bigger share of broadcasting rights money.
British and Italian TV deals were more valuable and shared between fewer clubs than Spain's five.
Leicester got £73.2m from UEFA and Madrid earned just over £72.6m.
Fellow English clubs Arsenal banked £58m from their Champions League participation, Manchester City £45m and Tottenham £39m.
Of the 32 group-stage teams, Basel's £14.6m was the lowest share of almost £1.25 billion in the UEFA prize fund.
Juventus topped UEFA's prize money table despite losing the Champions League final
Leicester got almost £73m from UEFA due to their participation in the Champions League
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