Southampton back in the Premier League after winning playoff final, the richest game in world soccer
Southampton has secured an immediate return to the Premier League by beating Leeds 1-0 at Wembley Stadium in the Championship playoff final
By Ap News
Published - May 26, 2024, 12:12 PM ET
Last Updated - May 27, 2024, 12:26 AM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Southampton secured an immediate return to the Premier League on Sunday by beating Leeds 1-0 at Wembley Stadium in the Championship playoff final, the richest one-off match in world soccer.
An uplift of 140 million pounds ($180 million) in future earnings from broadcast revenue and prize money is guaranteed for the south-coast club thanks to Adam Armstrong’s 24th-minute winner at England’s national stadium.
Southampton is heading back up to the lucrative Premier League alongside Leicester and Ipswich, which took the automatic promotion spots in the Championship.
As for Leeds, whose U.S. ownership group contains major-winning golfers Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas, the club’s playoff woes continued.
