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Chelsea may have clinched the UEFA Europa Conference League title, but when it comes to European football revenue, it's Arsenal who stand tall among English clubs this season.

The Blues delivered a stellar second-half performance in Wroclaw, Poland, to secure a 4-1 victory over Real Betis, thanks to goals from Enzo Fernandez, Nicolas Jackson, Jadon Sancho, and Moises Caicedo. The triumph capped off a remarkable debut season for manager Enzo Maresca and handed Chelsea their first piece of silverware since 2022.

Historic Trophy, Modest Financial Reward

With the win, Chelsea became the first English club to win all three major UEFA competitions—the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League. However, in terms of financial gains, the Conference League offers far less than its more prestigious counterparts.

According to Football London, Chelsea’s total earnings from their Conference League run—including group stage bonuses, performance-based payouts, and prize money for winning the final—amount to approximately €22 million.

Arsenal Earn Nearly Six Times More Without a Trophy

In contrast, Arsenal, who made it to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2009, earned a whopping €117 million, per Sky Sports. The Gunners were knocked out by Paris Saint-Germain in a 3-1 aggregate defeat, but their financial haul was significant—about €95 million more than Chelsea’s total revenue from lifting the Conference League trophy.

The massive revenue gap highlights the financial disparity between the UEFA Champions League and other European competitions. Even without winning a trophy, Arsenal's earnings underscore how lucrative Europe’s top-tier tournament has become.

Chelsea Fans Fire Back

Despite the earnings gap, Chelsea supporters were quick to take jabs at Arsenal fans on social media, downplaying the financial figures in favor of their actual trophy success.

One fan, @coachxak, responded:

“You’re saying this because you didn’t win a cup. I know you’re an Arsenal fan.”

Another Chelsea supporter, @AgbabuneOv39708, wrote:

“It’s not all about the money. The fight is to lift a trophy.”

@InspectorKitso chimed in:

“Keep your Champions League money. We’ll keep our Conference League trophy. The set is complete. You’ll celebrate money, Arsenal fans.”

User USomtochuk62162 tweeted:

“Make them use the money buy European trophy naa.”

Meanwhile, @CFCKarter questioned:

“How many trophies did Arsenal win?”

While Arsenal top the earnings chart with their deep Champions League run, Chelsea walk away with the more tangible reward—a European trophy. The difference in revenue once again demonstrates the financial dominance of the Champions League, but as Chelsea fans argue, glory on the pitch often means more than figures in the bank.

Source: https://newspremises.com.ng/chelsea-celebrate-conference-league-triumph-but-arsenal-lead-in-european-earnings/

Arsenal wey no fit use the money buy better strikers...

Chelsea abeg hold on to your trophy jare...

Make they use the money buy Trophy.

Chelsea to the world jare!!!

They should chop their money and use it to buy the champions league if its easy. Specialist in failure

Netflix FC

Arsenal can not win any European final...be it ucl, Europa nor conference

What's with the history talk tho? Was conference league not introduced a couple of years back??

We the fans doesn't care about the the money we make. We want something to also brag about just like Liverpool and palace.
The reality is that even if na conference league we win now, e go give us joy than going trophy less upon say we big. We the fans need trophies, because the money doesn't benefit us but trophy 🏆 does

So ordinary conference League cup that chelshit won they are using it to buga, very very pathetic of them!

If Frank lampard, didder drogba and the likes saw the future of what chelshit would look like they would preferred to play Enyimba F.C.

Maybe in the future if the win UNITY cup they'll add it as a part of their achievement in football maybe as the only European club that went to Africa to win unity cup.

RONALDO and Messi were even happy not to win even Europa because they're are aim at stellar performance, those are what we call the toppest of the top dog.

Some clubs will intentionally disqualify themselves from winning Europa because that's not what they are dreaming of how much more 2nd division conference League cup.

Maybe Chelsea is a 3rd class club.

How do I make arsenal understand this simply? A football club exists to win trophies. It does not exist primarily to make money.

Only a hopeless person will remain an arsenal fan at this point. Tinubu is doing you, you are still an arsenal fan on top. Suffer no dey tire you?

damilola4162:
Source: https://newspremises.com.ng/chelsea-celebrate-conference-league-triumph-but-arsenal-lead-in-european-earnings/

Levels

Arsenal is a classy club.

No touting

i see what you did here op, just say you wanted to banter arsenal

Na money fans dey chop... If you don't win trophy as club then you are more or less like the mushroom political parties... Arsenal is an unserious club to their fans... Up blues

All this mediocre clubs sef,

We are richest and blessed in Arsenal, we can buy the whole Chelsea including there families!

The fact some Chelsea fans doesn’t understand is football is about money and trophy but no big teams will ever prefer to play in the conference league than the champions league….all top European teams will swap winning the conference league to the semi finals of the champions lea because of the fact that Champions league is far more prestigious but the Chelsea fab will not want to hear the truth…they will prefer for Chelsea to win Nigeria premier league than to be in the Seminfinal of Eufa Champions league 😄😄😄😄

Nobody really cares for now
Chelsea didn't make more money because they didn't go to the champions league and hence, less TV rights, less sponsors, less shirt sales

AndroBlaze:
I am an Arsenal fan, making money is not everything.

However, Chelsea fans should know they are big to be making so much noise about this kind of trophy, or did their shame leave with Abramovich?

stop crying. It's an achievement. You didn't even get a tray, talk less.of a cup.

Also, it is a history made. Just like arsenal have the history of always playing in the champions league without ever having to win it. Just like being consistent in the top 4 without any major trophy. And so on

The sole and number one objective of football club is trophy and not money. OP pain of not winning anything made him post this. He just proved that.

Fans dont see what you earned...but the trophies

AndroBlaze:
I am an Arsenal fan, making money is not everything.

However, Chelsea fans should know they are big to be making so much noise about this kind of trophy, or did their shame leave with Abramovich?

we aint making noise about the trophy..but the new record we have set...In winning all european Cup tournaments.

Nijaforward:
The fact some Chelsea fans doesn’t understand is football is about money and trophy but no big teams will ever prefer to play in the conference league than the champions league….all top European teams will swap winning the conference league to the semi finals of the champions lea because of the fact that Champions league is far more prestigious but the Chelsea fab will not want to hear the truth…they will prefer for Chelsea to win Nigeria premier league than to be in the Seminfinal of Eufa Champions league 😄😄😄😄

talking about a club that has two champions league trophies, three champions league finals..

But why do fans celebrate their club having more money? No be say dem go share the money give una. The glory of fandom is trophies.

Arsenal fans sha wan console themselves

Na so dem go dey celebrate one Emirates cup that year. Now na cash made.😅

Haydens:


So ordinary conference League cup that chelshit won they are using it to buga, very very pathetic of them!

If Frank lampard, didder drogba and the likes saw the future of what chelshit would look like they would preferred to play Enyimba F.C.

Maybe in the future if the win UNITY cup they'll add it as a part of their achievement in football maybe as the only European club that went to Africa to win unity cup.

RONALDO and Messi were even happy not to win even Europa because they're are aim at stellar performance, those are what we call the toppest of the top dog.

Some clubs will intentionally disqualify themselves from winning Europa because that's not what they are dreaming of how much more 2nd division conference League cup.

Maybe Chelsea is a 3rd class club.

Eeee dy pain you.... Hahaha 😂😂😂😂.... Haters can go hug transformer 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Wisewriter:
It is not about the money but about the trophy and medal each player received. What matters is the house of trophy which will remain in ages to come. Money can finish and memories erased, but house of trophy will remain till eternity

But arsenal's trophy room is not empty na.
There are lots of trophies there