FIFA to pay $209 million compensations to clubs

FIFA will pay $209 million to professional football clubs whose players competed at last year’s World Cup in Qatar.

Total of 440 clubs from 51 different countries whose players were at the tournament last November and December will receive these compensations.

FIFA will pay a daily amount of $10,950 for each of 837 footballers at the World Cup, regardless of how many minutes they played during the tournament. The total per player is divided and distributed to the club, or clubs, with which the player was registered in the two years leading up to the finals in Qatar.

Man City, Bayern, Barca, Madrid and PSG the top 5 UEFA clubs that will receive USD 209 million from FIFA following the release of 837 footballers for a rounded per player daily amount of USD 10,950, regardless of how many minutes they played during the FIFA World Cup 2022. pic.twitter.com/Ylbs6Eqoxa

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Manchester City will be paid the most for a single club with a sum of $4,596,445 followed by Barcelona ($4,538,955) and Bayern Munich ($4,331,809).