Pursuits

The Richest Game in World Football Isn’t the One You Think

Paris hosted the Champions League final on Saturday, but a match in London on Sunday was more lucrative for the winner.

The Nottingham Forest team celebrate winning a penalty shoot out to advance to the play off final at City Ground in Nottingham, UK, on May 17 — The Nottingham Forest team celebrate winning a penalty shoot out to advance to the play off final at City Ground in Nottingham, UK, on May 17
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By Damian Shepherd and David Hellier

May 28, 2022 at 7:00 AM UTC

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May 29, 2022 at 8:03 PM UTC

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When the most lucrative game in world football kicked off at one of Europe’s biggest stadiums over the weekend, the teams taking the field might not have been the ones you expected.