Europe is worthless cup for Millwall

Theo Paphitis, the Millwall chairman, admitted today that his club's first European campaign is worth next to nothing.

Although teams competing in the Champions League make more than £1million per game, Millwall will be lucky to break even from their UEFA Cup first-round match with Ferencvaros of Hungary.

Millwall have managed to secure a television deal for tonight's first leg at The Den, with obscure satellite and cable channel Bravo paying around £10,000.

Only if the Championship club make it to the latter stages of the competition, when they could face some of Europe's biggest teams, will Millwall stand to break the £1m barrier.

Paphitis said: "This game is not worth anything. We'll be lucky if we break even, in fact.

"If we get to the group stage you can make a few bob, but no great riches because it depends who you draw.

"It's not like the Champions League. You could go to the group stages and make squiddly squab. I have managed to do a TV deal with [cable channel] Bravo. But it's no big bananas."