CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF
Villa and Fulham go head-to-head for ‘biggest prize’ in football
The teams playing for a Championship place can expect a minimum £160m
London — Aston Villa and Fulham will be playing for a minimum £160m when they go head-to-head for a place in the Premier League at Wembley Stadium on Saturday in a match often described as the richest in world soccer. According to Deloitte Sports Business Group, the winner of the Championship play-off final for the third promotion place can finish bottom of the top-flight next season and still benefit from lucrative broadcasting deals and parachute payments. "All eyes will be on Wembley on Saturday afternoon for this winner-takes-all clash," Dan Jones, partner and head of the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, said. "It will be, as ever, a fantastic advert for the competitive intensity of the Championship and the financial attraction of the Premier League." Fulham can expect to earn up to £170m over three seasons if it is relegated from the Premier League after just one season. That breaks down to at least £95m, mostly from Premier League’s central payments, and about £75m in parach...
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