English football awaits expensive match

Sunderland and Sheffield United will be in the most expensive match in English football, competing for promotion to the Premier League and hundreds of millions of pounds in revenue. After early determination of the new champion and the relegated teams, the football world of the foggy country is expected to be only hot with the names competing for the European Cup next season, specifically the remaining 4 tickets to the Champions League.

However, as usual, the play-off between the four Championship teams to compete for the third promotion spot of the season always attracts the attention of fans. After Leeds United and Burnley shared the top two positions in the Championship and the first two promotion spots, the English football world began to focus on the play-off series between the four teams Sheffield United, Sunderland, Coventry City and Bristol City.

According to the regulations, the teams ranked from 3rd to 6th in the First Division will have to meet in the extra round including 2 semi-finals, then the 2 winning teams will play the final to win the last promotion ticket for the 2024-2025 season. The prize for the winning team in this play-off round is huge, worthy of all sides to fight. In addition to being promoted to the Premier League, the team that wins the 3rd promotion ticket is expected to pocket about 180 million pounds including bonuses, TV copyright money, ticket sales and advertising revenue when returning to the highest level of English football.

Sunderland hopes to return to the Premier League after 8 years. Photo: SAFC

This amount will be paid over 3 seasons, not in one lump sum. In addition, if the team successfully stays in the first season, the income that the team receives can increase to about 300 million pounds, paid out over 5 years. This is the way the Premier League supports small teams to be able to compete with the "giants" immediately after promotion.

Sheffield United beat Bristol City 6-0 in both legs in the first semi-final. In the early morning of May 14, it was Sunderland's turn to beat Coventry City in a thrilling match at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland won 2-1 in the first leg but let Coventry City win 1-0 in the second leg. Forced to enter 2 extra periods, Sunderland was very lucky with a goal by center-back Daniel Ballard in the 120+1 minute of injury time, equalizing the 1-1 draw in the second leg and winning 3-2 overall after 2 matches.

Sunderland last featured in the Premier League in the 2016-17 season and the squad, which included Jordan Pickford, John O'Shea, Victor Anichebe, Adnan Januzaj and Jermain Defoe, were relegated after 10 years. Sheffield United were relegated last season and are on course to return to the top flight of English football after just one year.

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