With the Spanish Super Cup set to kick off tonight, there has been a lot of chatter around the competition’s revenue distribution model lately.
RFEF receives about €40 million from Saudi Arabia football, half of which directly goes to the association while the other half is distributed across four teams through different parameters.
Broadly, the distribution process does heavily favour Real Madrid and Barcelona. This season is no exception either, as both clubs stand to gain big financially even if they fail to reach the final.
Barcelona, Real Madrid share revenue with Mallorca
However, In a move to address this disparity, both clubs have once again decided to share a portion of their Super Cup earnings with less financially endowed teams, this time benefiting Mallorca, reports MARCA.
Last year, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid donated €200,000 each from their share of the Super Cup revenue to Osasuna, ensuring a more balanced distribution of the wealth from this lucrative tournament.
This year, history repeats itself with Mallorca as the recipient of similar support. Real Madrid and Barcelona, recognizing the merit of smaller teams in qualifying for the ‘Final Four’ in Jeddah, have agreed to give €200,000 to the Balearic club
Alfonso Díaz, Mallorca’s business CEO, confirmed this gesture during a press conference in Jeddah.
“It has been raised, we have spoken about it and part of what was due to them, they have shared it. Yes, Real Madrid and Barça have shared it,” he said.
This initiative follows a similar format to last year’s arrangement, aiming to mitigate the stark financial contrasts within Spanish football.
While Barcelona and Real Madrid expect to pocket around seven and six million euros respectively for their participation, Athletic Club is not far behind in the distribution, starting with a minimum of 1.5 million euros.
The redistribution from the giants to the underdogs like Mallorca underscores a step towards equity in a competition where financial rewards are heavily skewed based on sporting history and audience appeal.
