SEATTLE - Just a couple of days ago, CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez announced that CONMEBOL would see a revamp in the way they will reward teams participating in any of the confederation's competitions this year. Their staple tournament, Copa Libertadores, will now be the best-paid final in the world, offering up to $23 million to the eventual champion. This amount surpasses what UEFA currently pays out for the winner of the Champions League final ($21.8 million).
Domínguez made the announcement on March 18 via his X/Twitter account, revealing the breakdown for each tournament. "The money that soccer generates is reinvested into soccer," Domínguez said. Under this new format, the Copa Libertadores champion is expected to make $5 million more than what the previous champion, Fluminense, earned last year when they defeated Boca Juniors 2-1 at the Estadio Maracaná in 2023.
