FIFA has published the distribution of the 209 million dollars foreseen in its Aid Program for the clubs that gave up their players in the last World Cup in Qatar. The team that received the most money is Manchester City, followed closely by Barça, who received a higher amount than Real Madrid.
The presence in the World Cup event with their respective teams of Eric García, Jordi Alba, Busquets, Pedri, Gavi, Ansu Fati, Ferrán Torres, Dembélé, Koundé, Raphinha, Araújo, Ter Stegen, De Jong, Memphis and Christensen reported to the club Barcelona 4,538,955 million dollars, while the whites received 3,836,302 million for Carvajal, Asensio, Tchouaméni, Camavinga, Vinícius, Rodrygo, Militão, Courtois, Hazard, Modric, Valverde and Rüdiger.
Manchester City received 4,596,445 million and Bayern Munich, third on the list ahead of Madrid, obtained 4,331,809. For its part, PSG, which among others gave up Messi, Mbappé and Neymar, is the fifth that received the most money with 3,835,389 million.
As for Federations, the English was the one that generated the most money for its clubs and footballers with a total of 37,713,297 million dollars. The Spanish was second with 24,203,198, the German third with 21,034,872 and the Italian, whose team did not participate in the final phase, is fourth with 18,680,529. The Argentine federation, world champion, received 2,118,909 million.
A total of 51 federations and 440 clubs, of which 78 from the second division, 13 from the third, five from the fourth and one from the fifth division, participated in the last World Cup in Qatar, in which 837 footballers were present. Each player earned $10,950 a day, regardless of how many minutes he played during the tournament,
Aid to FIFA soccer players was agreed last March until the 2030 World Cup with the European Club Association (ECA). “It is a clear example of how the FIFA World Cup benefits club football around the world,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino. “The ECA works tirelessly for the benefit of all the clubs. Proof of this is the increase in the amount that will be distributed in the 2026 and 2030 World Cups, which amounts to 355 million dollars,” said the president of the ECA. ECA and PSG, Nasser Al Khelaïfi.
