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Leicester bank £66m for superb first Champions League campaign (but Sunderland will bag more than that for coming last in the Premier League!)

Their Champions League campaign may have come to an end last month, but their European tour has earned them a massive £66m.

Leicester made it the quarter-finals before being knocked out by Atletico Madrid in their first experience of Europe's elite competition.

And that means they will take home more than any other English side.

Leicester City will earn u00a366m for their achievements in the Champions League this season
Leicester City will earn £66m for their achievements in the Champions League this season
The Premier League champions reached the last eight in their first season with Europe's elite
The Premier League champions reached the last eight in their first season with Europe's elite

The system for allocating Champions League funds is complicated, based on everything from progress through the tournament to the previous season's league position.