of the $100m soccer match

The $100m soccer match: English football's Championship play-off final is the richest game of any sport. Winning the match is worth nearly $100 million to the victorious club and the losing team receives only profits from the gate-takings. This year's game is being contested by Sheffield United and Burnley.

Prepare yourself to see nearly $100 million go up for grabs in a single game of sport next week -- a match worth more than any Superbowl or World Cup final. In fact, international accountancy firm Deloitte say it is the richest single game in any sport. The prized event is actually a game of football -- but it's not the showpiece European Champions League final, which is being held in Rome on Wednesday night. So don't expect to see big-name football stars like Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.

Instead, the stars in this lucrative show will be players like Steven Thompson and Darius Henderson -- men you've probably never heard of. Yet, these players, from English football's second-tier clubs Burnley and Sheffield United, will be charged with the responsibility of winning the Championship play-off match at London's Wembley Stadium on Monday May 25 -- a game worth nearly $100 million (£60m) to the winning club.