FIFA says new Club World Cup will be worth billions: This is what it means for clubs
Alamy | Making a definitive entry into club football through a revived and expanded Club World Cup has been a multibillion obsession of the FIFA president Gianni Infantino for at least the past five years.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said that his new Club World Cup could be worth $2 billion, changing the economy of club football.
Under previous proposals 75 per cent of revenue was set aside for competing clubs, potentially reaping a windfall of tens of millions – if not more.
Why it matters: Making a meaningful entry into club football has been an obsession of Gianni Infantino’s. This might be the moment.
The perspective: A cap on clubs per country plus the sheer size of the numbers involved are likely to have a vastly polarising effect on the majority of leagues.
20 March 2023 - 5:39 PM
Making a definitive entry into club football through a revived and expanded Club World Cup has been a multibillion obsession of the FIFA president Gianni Infantino for at least the past five years.
First, in April 2018, Japan’s SoftBank, likely with Saudi backing, fronted a consortium to put $25 billion into developing FIFA competitions, including a radical plan t
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