UEFA agreed at its executive committee meeting to put aside 196 million Euros ($280.4 million) to split between the 16 finalists, an increase of 12 million Euros ($17.2 million) from Euro 2008. Each team will receive 8 million Euros ($11.4 million) for qualifying. In the group stage, UEFA will give teams 1 million Euro ($1.4 million) for wins and 500,000 Euros ($715,000) for draws, while the third-place team picks up a 1 million Euro bonus ($1.4 million). The quarterfinalists will receive 2 million Euros ($2.9 million), the semifinalists 3 million Euros ($4.3 million), the runners-up 4.5 million Euros ($6.4 million) and the winner 7.5 million Euros ($10.7 million). UEFA also announced Friday that players who have made 100 appearances for their countries will receive a commemorative cap and medal. The executive committee also decided to extend the ban for players who deliberately incur yellow cards in UEFA competitions to two matches. “Up to now, this kind of conduct has been penalized with a fine, but now there will be an additional match of suspension on top of the one automatically given after an accumulation of yellow cards,” UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino said.
