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Man City get largest UEFA bonus for releasing players for international duty

Premier League side Manchester City were allocated around €5.17 million ($5.94m), the most of any UEFA club, as part of the European football governing body's Club Benefits Programme to encourage national team participation by players.

A record €233m were distributed to 901 clubs from all 55 member associations for releasing players to national team competitions: the 2020-21 and 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, European Championship qualifiers 2022-24 and Euro 2024.

Spanish side Real Madrid were allocated €4.79m while Inter Milan of Serie A were given €4.