Champions League’s $2.88 Billion Jackpot: The Final 16 Have Already Earned $100M Each—Now the Real $232M Game Begins
The knockout playoff round of Europe’s premier club competition just wrapped up, and while the on-pitch drama had fans on the edge of their seats—Real Madrid’s miraculous escape against Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain narrowly surviving Monaco, and Norway’s Bodø/Glimt stunning Inter Milan—the real spectacle for economists and sports finance nerds is happening off the field. The…