Clubs get paid better when their athletes play in FIFA World Cup

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Spain's second most played radio station Cadena Cope reported on Saturday that each player at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia will help the club he belongs to earn about 8,530 US dollars every day. Clubs that contribute large numbers of players like Manchester City, Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona can expect considerable benefits from this.

The money comes from "The FIFA Club Benefits Program", a fund set up in 2010 for FIFA to make compensations for clubs that have players going to the World Cup. The amount of money distributed during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa was around 40 million US dollars and grew to about 70 million US dollars for the 2014 Brazil World Cup.

Real Madrid contributed 15 players for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. /VCG Photo

On October 27, 2017, FIFA announced that 209 million US dollars was prepared for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and would be divided by the days each of the 736 players played. Whether a player actually plays in the matches is not relevant to the distribution of money. The compensation period starts two weeks before the Opening Match and ends after the last match of the player's team.

All clubs will receive the money they are entitled to through the football association they belong to after the 2018 FIFA World Cup ends.

Barcelona contributed 14 players to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. /VCG Photo

If a player's team makes it to the Final, the club he belongs to can receive around 409,440 US dollars as compensation from FIFA.

Manchester City is the biggest contributor of players with 16 for this World Cup. Real Madrid and Barcelona came in No.2 and No.3 with respectively 15 and 14 players. Chelsea FC, PSG and Tottenham Hotspur FC all contributed 12. English clubs ranked No.1 contributor with 124 players. Spanish and German clubs came in second and third with respectively 81 and 67 players.