Sunday, June 18, 2006

Ukraine on mega bucks to bounce back


Ukraine players are on big money to progress from their World Cup group.
They will share a bonus kitty of £1.6m if they make it out of their group and into the last 16, with the further incentive of another £2.5m if they get to the quarter-finals.
And if they go all the way in Germany, they will get to divvy up a cool £16m between them.
"I think you'll agree that's mind-boggling money," boasted the Ukrainian federation chief, Grigory Surkis, a day after their 4-0 reverse to Spain.