Apparently they were only going to get £61k for appearing in the tournament before they made a big fuss about it. Maybe he'd put his entire bonus on Spain to win and was a bit cross.
ive tried to find out how much england players get paid, Supposedly
England euro 2012 players match fee details
Back in 2012, English FA made a structured match fee formula where they were paying players who were part of the playing XI, £1,500 for a win, £1,000 for a draw and £750 for a defeat. Though England players decided to donate all the money from England match fess to “England Footballers Foundation support Cancer Research”
Performance Based Bonuses
Though when it comes to big events like World Cups and Euro’s almost all the FA’s promise their players a certain big amount if they win the trophy. Again in Euro 2012 English FA promised each player £100,000 if they win the cup. Germany offered £250,000 each for winning Euros.
World Cup 2014 Bonus Incentives ?
English FA has decided to give each England player in the squad a hafty £650,000 each if they win the FIFA World Cup 2014 in brazil. United States on the other hand has set the bar even higher. US Stars will pocket £1 Million each if they win the trophy and that is 23 Million in bonus for winning the world cup.