70 percent more than 2022
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FIFA has announced further details about its release bonuses for the upcoming World Cup. Accordingly, the council of the world association has confirmed that the compensation that the clubs collect for their released players will be divided into two separate pots. In total, the equivalent of around 307 million euros will be distributed to the clubs – almost 70 percent more than in Qatar in 2022.
At that time, however, only 32 national teams took part in the World Cup, this time there are 48. So the money has to be shared between significantly more players. Almost 87 million euros have now been reserved for clubs that have released players to qualify for this year’s World Cup. The compensation amounts to around 2,000 euros per player and game for a total of 905 games played.
Another around 216 million euros are in the pot that will be distributed to the clubs whose players take part in the finals in the USA, Canada and Mexico. The compensation is calculated per player per day; the minimum compensation is around 4,300 euros.
FIFA and the European club association ECA negotiated the agreed fund. According to FIFA, a reserve of around 4.3 million euros will flow into global club football after deducting administrative costs. The World Cup begins next Thursday with the opening game between co-hosts Mexico and South Africa at the Aztec Stadium in Mexico City.