FIFA apparently pays club teams whose players play in the World Cup. I didn’t know that before Thursday but it’s true.
What happened was that FIFA paid $70 million to club teams. In a report, it showed that FIFA would pay teams $2,800 for every day they were on national team duty during the World Cup. The $2,800 gets split when a player has been with other teams within the past two years.
The full list is here, but here are some notable figures.
TOP 5 EPL
Chelsea – $1,253,233
Manchester United – $1,160,367
Arsenal – $1,081,267
Manchester City – $1,009,167
Liverpool – $807,333
TOP 5 La Liga
Real Madrid – $1,297,800
Barcelona – $1,191,167
Atletico Madrid – $681,567
Valencia – $439,133
Sevilla – $318,267
TOP 5 Bundesliga
Bayern Munich – $1,734,367
Borussia Dortmund – $851,667
Schalke – $766,033
Wolfsburg – $619,033
Freiburg – $343,467
TOP 5 Ligue 1
PSG – $973,933
Lille – $453,600
Monaco – $414,167
OL – $338,333
Saint Etienne – $310,800
TOP 5 Serie A
Napoli – $1,100,867
Juventus – $1,043,933
Inter – $840,933
AC Milan – $704,667
Lazio – $670,133
TOP 5 MLS
San Jose Earthquakes – $260,400
Sporting Kansas City – $209,533
New York Red Bulls – $200,200
Real Salt Lake – $196,000
Houston Dynamo – $179,200
