In light of Global reach the FIFA that the quadrennial FIFA World Cup The FIFA's biggest source of income is. According to its most recent Financial report The world football governing body is expecting revenues of almost 3.9 billion US dollars this year, the lion's share of which comes from the sale of media and marketing rights in connection with the World Cup.
But what about the clubs that employ the players participating in the tournament? After all, they are the ones who pay the players' high salaries and bear the cost if a player gets injured at the World Cup. They receive $8,530 for every day a player is at the World Cup, starting two weeks before the opening match and ending one day after their nation is eliminated from the competition.
As the following table based on calculations of Vexcash These payments add up to a significant sum for the world's biggest clubs. However, when you consider that many top players earn far more than $8,530 per day, one can assume that the $3.96 million Real Madrid receives for its players in Russia is not a cause for celebration in the Spanish capital. In total, FIFA will pay out $209 million in this World Cup as part of the„Club Benefits Programme“pay out, which doesn't seem like much when you consider how much money FIFA will earn from it.
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