FIFA will be awarded more than $ 1 billion in the Money Club Cup Prize

FIFA is preparing to distribute more than $ 1 billion in awards for the next FIFA 2025 Club World Cup, since the European Club Association (ECA) ends negotiations on behalf of clubs such as Chelsea, Manchester City and Bayern Munich.

Multiple sources have confirmed that the 32 participating clubs, including 12 in Europe, will divide what is expected to be the biggest financial award in the history of club football.

The tournament, which will take place in the United States from June 14 to July 13, 2025, will follow a format of seven games and is financed in part by the World Television Rights Agreement of $ 1 billion with the Dazn Sports Transmission Service, agreed in December 2024.

Financial awards and breakdown structure

Each club will receive a participation rate for entering the group stage, with additional rewards based on performance to progress more in the competition.

FIFA and ECA are also in discussions to introduce solidarity payments for non -participating clubs.

These payments are expected to extend beyond Europe, which eventually include clubs in Africa, Asia and America.

The president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, explained the global impact of the tournament:

“The FIFA Club World Cup will not only be the club’s football pinnacle, but also a vivid demonstration of solidarity that will benefit clubs in general to a scale that no other competition has done.”

“All income generated by the tournament will be distributed to the participating clubs and through the solidarity of the club worldwide, since FIFA will not maintain a single dollar.”

While ECA has not yet made an official statement, it is expected that its European members will receive more of the income.

It is believed that European clubs are key to the tournament and miss lucrative preseason tours abroad will be compensated.

Clubs backed by ECA for the 2025 Club World Cup

ECA represents several important European clubs, including:

Chelsea (England)
Manchester City (England)
Bayern Munich (Germany)
Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
Paris Saint-Germain (France)
Inter Milan (Italy)
Juventus (Italy)
Atlético de Madrid (Spain)
Benfica (Portugal)
Porto (Portugal)
FC Salzburg (Austria)

Notably,

It is not part of the ECA due to its continuous support for the controversial European Super League (ESL).

ECA has pledged to support the FIFA Club World Cup up to at least 2030 through a memorandum of understanding signed in 2023.

Africa’s participation in the tournament

Meanwhile, CAF is negotiating on behalf of its clubs, with the Association of African Clubs (ACA) by pressing for greater representation and financial inclusion.

The president of the ACA and member of the Board of the CAF, Hersi A., said he expressed cautious optimism, but requested more transparency:

“Africa is represented by four clubs: Alhly, Wydad Ac, is Tunis and Mamelodi Sundowns. To start, we are happy with four, and we will press to get more clubs in the next editions. “

“To be honest, we don’t have much information about television rights or solidarity payments, but we would love the same platform to discuss this. It would be ideal if the ACA was involved in these matters. “

Despite the lack of clarity about financial distributions, representatives of North America and Asia clubs have greatly expressed a positive perspective of the tournament.

Global expansion and future plans

FIFA is determined to make the Club World Cup expanded a truly global event, with 12 stadiums in 11 American cities that organized the matches.

Infantino reiterated his vision for world football development in December:

“Whatever FIFA does, it has to be global.”

FIFA has to involve the world, and FIFA has to give opportunities and opportunities around the world. “

“The Club World Cup is doing exactly that.”

A FIFA Council meeting is expected to provide more updates on the progress of the tournament in the coming weeks.