Fifa announces $355m World Cup club benefit scheme

Fifa announced yesterday a $355 million pay-out to clubs releasing players for next year’s World Cup – a 70 per cent hike on the 2022 edition. The new benefit scheme deal, reached in association with the powerful European Club Association (ECA), includes for the first time players involved in qualifiers but not figuring in the […]

Fifa announced yesterday a $355 million pay-out to clubs releasing players for next year’s World Cup – a 70 per cent hike on the 2022 edition.
The new benefit scheme deal, reached in association with the powerful European Club Association (ECA), includes for the first time players involved in qualifiers but not figuring in the 48-team 2026 tournament, co-hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico.
For the 32-team 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Fifa distributed $209 million to 440 sides “from 51 Fifa member associations”, football’s world governing body noted.