“Imagine you play two games and receive a minimum $5 million. The answer is straightforward.”
--
Eduardo Ache, president of Uruguayan
club Nacional, on whether it would agree to participate in the proposed 64-team Americas Champions League club competition. The $5 million for being eliminated in the first round (two-leg series) is
only slightly less than the payout for the winner of the Libertadores Cup (
Bloomberg)